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Demy vs Dewy - What's the difference?

demy | dewy |

As a noun demy

is a printing paper size, 17½ inches by 22½ inches.

As an adjective dewy is

covered by dew.

demy

English

Noun

(demies)
  • A printing paper size, 17½ inches by 22½ inches.
  • (colloquial) A demyship.
  • * 1781', '', '''1840 , Arthur Murphy (editor), ''The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. , Volume 2, page 132,
    • .

    Derived terms

    * double demy * music demy * quad demy

    dewy

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Covered by dew.
    • The dewy grass was too slick for football.
  • Having the quality of bearing droplets of water.
    • In the dewy fog, it was cold and damp.
  • * 1831 , :
    • At midnight, in the month of June,
    I stand beneath the mystic moon.
    An opiate vapor, dewy , dim,
    Exhales from out her golden rim

    Synonyms

    * (covered by dew) rory

    Derived terms

    * dewy-eyed

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