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Definition of Dewfalls
1. dewfall [n] - See also: dewfall
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dewfalls
Literary usage of Dewfalls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Astronomical Register (1867)
"... so much the more dew will be deposited; hence the dewfalls are more copious
in spring and summer than at any other season of the year. ..."
2. Song and Story: Later Poems by Edgar Fawcett (1884)
"... I am lifted above insubstantial traditions, Nor heed while they pass; Less to
my forest-clad pride are a kingdom's transitions Than dewfalls on grass. ..."
3. Select Poetry: Chiefly Sacred, of the Reign of King James the First by Edward Farr (1847)
"No, no; shake off the dewfalls of the night That dampe thy plumes, and soare into
the light With cheerfull notes ; whilst I retir"d, sit still, ..."
4. Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire (1877)
"... 7 Snow, 4 Snowball, 24 Frost, 19 Ga/<?s, 1 Thunder, 12 Fo^s, 2 D^ws, 2 dewfalls.
The Heavenly bodies are very meagrely represented by 1 Planet and 1 ..."
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