| 释义 |
dewless, a.|ˈdjuːlɪs|
[f. dew + -less.]
Devoid of or without dew.
a1618Sylvester Maiden's Blush 1322 Both solstices like deawless and adust. 1799Campbell Pleas. Hope 1, When the sea-wind wafts the dewless day. 1832Tennyson Miller's Dau. 246 On the chalk-hill the bearded grass Is dry and dewless. 1865E. Burritt Walk to Land's End 36 What a dewless Sahara would be the walk of life without the companionship of children! |