dewdrop

American  

[doo-drop, dyoo-] / ˈduˌdrɒp, ˈdyu- /

noun

1. a drop of dew.

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dewdrop British  

/ ˈdjuːˌdrɒp /

noun

1. a drop of dew

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

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Etymology

Origin of dewdrop

1150–1200; Middle English. See dew, drop

Example Sentences

Part of the way we walked beside a small woods, separated only by a roll of barbed wire from a glistening world of dewdrops.

From Literature

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