Dews

Noun

plural

1. (archaic or poetic) Plural of dew
• 1837, 7 January 1837, Colonel Sykes, The British Assocation. Seventh Meeting: Liverpool, This is followed by a deluge of rain for an hour or two. Dews are very copious,– fogs little known. The climate is very salubrious.
• 1844, Charles Augustus Murray, The Prarie-Bird, “The trail is fresh,” continued the chief; “not more than two dews have fallen on the prints of foot and hoof”

Usage notes

Although a countable sense of dew is still used, the plural form is no longer in common usage.

Anagrams

• weds, Weds