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dewdrop

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dew·drop  (ddrp, dy-)
n.
A drop of dew.

dewdrop [ˈdjuːˌdrɒp]
n
1. a drop of dew
2. Brit euphemistic a drop of mucus on the end of one's nose
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dewdropdewdrop - a drop of dew                        
drop, bead, pearl - a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
Translations
dewdrop [ˈdjuːdrɒp] Ngota f de rocío
dewdrop [ˈdjuːˌdrɒp] ngoccia di rugiada (fig) (on end of nose) → goccia
dewdrop [ˈdjuːˌdrɒp] ngoccia di rugiada (fig) (on end of nose) → goccia


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In the morning when he awoke, he began to search over hill and dale for this pretty flower; and eight long days he sought for it in vain: but on the ninth day, early in the morning, he found the beautiful purple flower; and in the middle of it was a large dewdrop, as big as a costly pearl.
Mary thought his black dewdrop eyes gazed at her with great curiosity.
I don't know where she was going, but we saw her run, such a little, little creature in her womanly bonnet and apron, through a covered way at the bottom of the court and melt into the city's strife and sound like a dewdrop in an ocean.
 
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