Made damp or moist by exposure to the elements or by falling in water; sprinkled, covered, or… of persons (together with their clothes) or a part of…

Of an eye: wet with tears, ready to shed tears. In 16–17th cent. also: †watery, rheumy (as a sign of old age or illness) (obsolete).

figurative. Of a feeling or emotion (usually pleasurable): Arising and growing in the mind with expansive force; causing the heart to ‘swell’ with…

Of the eyes: Full of tears. (This appears to be always ˈbrimful in the poets: cf. tearful, adj. 1.)