Dew is used in combination; as, dew- bespangled, dew-drenched, dewdrop, etc.
Dew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dewed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dewing.] To wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew.
The grasses grew
A little ranker since they dewed them so.
A. B. Saxton.
Dew, a. & n. Same as Due, or Duty. [Obs.] Spenser.
Dew"ber`ry (?), n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of certain species of bramble (Rubus); in England, the fruit of R. cæsius, which has a glaucous bloom; in America, that of R. canadensis and R. hispidus, species of low blackberries. (b) The plant which bears the fruit.
Feed him with apricots and dewberries.
Shak.
Dew"claw` (?), n. In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground.
Some cut off the dewclaws [of greyhounds].
J. H. Walsh.
Dew"drop` (?), n. A drop of dew. Shak.
Dew"fall` (?), n. The falling of dew; the time when dew begins to fall.
Dew"i*ness (?), n. State of being dewy.
Dew"lap` (?), n. [Dew + lap to lick.] 1. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing.