bedew
English
Etymology
From Middle English bidewen, bideawen; equivalent to be- + dew. Cognate with Dutch bedauwen (“to bedew”), German betauen (“to bedew”).
Verb
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.
- 1885, Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado:
- While sympathetic tears
- My cheeks bedew
- 1836, Eliza Cook, "The Old Armchair"
- I LOVE it, I love it ; and who shall dare
- To chide me for loving that old Arm-chair ?
- I've treasured it long as a sainted prize ;
- I've bedewed it with tears, and embalmed it with sighs.
- 1831, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein:
- Soft tears again bedewed my cheeks, and I even raised my humid eyes with thankfulness towards the blessed sun which bestowed such joy upon me.
- 1885, Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado:
Derived terms
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