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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Dewy

/do͞o'-ē/ · Dew·y · IPA /ˈdjuː.i/
01 a. Pertaining to dew; resembling, consisting of, or moist with, dew.
  1. 1.
    Pertaining to dew; resembling, consisting of, or moist with, dew.
    “A dewy mist Went and watered all the ground.” — Milton.
    “When dewy eve her curtain draws.” — Keble.
  2. 2.
    Falling gently and beneficently, like the dew.
    “Dewy sleep ambrosial.” — Cowper.
  3. 3.
    Resembling a dew-covered surface; appearing as if covered with dew.(Bot.)