bedew
(verb) cover with drops of dew or as with dew
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bedew (third-person singular simple present bedews, present participle bedewing, simple past and past participle bedewed)
(transitive) To make wet with or as if with dew.
• bewed, dweeb
Source: Wiktionary
Be*dew", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedewed (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedewing.]
Definition: To moisten with dew, or as with dew. "Falling tears his face bedew." Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
