dewfall.

1. The formation or deposition of dew on surfaces, especially as evening air cools.

2. The time of day or evening when dew begins to form and settle.

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Words that belong together

• at dewfall
• evening dewfall
• dewfall on grass
• after dewfall
• arrive at dewfall
• walk at dewfall
• dewfall over the fields

On the page

By dewfall, the orchard grass had soaked her skirt to the knees.

They reached the chapel at dewfall, just as the dusk turned blue.

Usage notes

A literary noun for dew settling; the word may also name the time when it begins. Sense 2: The time sense is literary and often evokes evening rather than a precise clock hour.