dewfall

dewfall

See also: dew-fall

English

Alternative forms

• dew-fall

Etymology

From dew +‎ fall. Compare Danish dugfald (“dewfall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjuˌfɔl/, /ˈduːˌfɔl/ (among those with yod-dropping)
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈdjuˌfɑl/, /ˈduːˌfɑl/ (among those with yod-dropping)

Noun

dewfall (plural dewfalls)

1. The forming of dew.
2. The time when dew begins to form.
   • 1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, p.44:

     It was dark when they rose in the morning and dark when they filed into the kitchen to get their plates and spoons and still dark when they turned out in the dewfall and grainy mist of the yard.

Translations

forming of dew

time when dew begins to form