dewdrop

[ doo-drop, dyoo- ]

noun

1. a drop of dew.

dewdrop

/ ˈdjuːˌdrɒp /

noun

1. a drop of dew
2. euphemistic.
   a drop of mucus on the end of one's nose

Word History and Origins

Origin of dewdrop¹

1150–1200; Middle English. See dew, drop

Example Sentences

Birds chirp happily and golden sunrays glisten on morning dewdrops.

From Literature

In another, a ladybug drinks water from a dewdrop on a long blade of grass.

From National Geographic

Alsop took a painterly approach to Mahler’s many details — birdsong and bells, dewdrop harps, the lowing moo of a tuba.

From Washington Post

Instead, the dishes the series features — some entirely fanciful, like dwindling dewdrop cake, and others based on the real world, like gingerbread — become vehicles for creativity and problem-solving.

From New York Times

I want the rebirth, the renewal, the rejuvenation, the dewdrops and showers, the first cuckoos and ascendant larks, the dooryard lilacs and budding twigs.

From Washington Post