May-dewn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪdjuː/,

/ˈmeɪdʒuː/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪˌd(j)u/

Forms: see May n.² and dew n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: May n.², dew n.

Etymology: < May n.² + dew n.

Now chiefly historical.

Dew formed or gathered on May Day or in the month of May, popularly supposed to have medicinal and cosmetic properties.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > other miscellaneous medicines > [noun] > folk medicines

May-butter?a1425

May-dew?a1425

silajit1811

stump water1892

traditional medicine1957

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > dew > [noun] > types of

night-dewa1398

May-dew?a1425

rosmarine1616

butterdew1724

mountain dew1782

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > preparations for the skin or complexion > lotions and liquids

waterOE

maiden milk?a1425

May-dew?a1425

milk of almondsa1425

maidens' milk?c1450

lac Virginis1477

surflingc1555

surfle1593

virgin's milk1600

lotion1606

washa1627

beauty water1675

mercury-water1676

beauty wash1706

Kalydor1824

skin tonic1863

flower-water1886

Limacol1936

moisture lotion1957

toning lotion1960

toner1970

?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 105 Ȝif a man..wete hem with may dew ofte sithes.

c1460 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 836 Somer toward whan buddys first appeere And the May dewh round lik perlys fyne.

?1600 H. Plat Delightes for Ladies sig. H8^v Some commende May dewe gathered from Fennell and Celandine to bee most excellent for sore eyes.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §781 I suppose, that he that would gather the best May-Deaw, for Medicine, should gather it from the Hills.

1667 S. Pepys Diary 28 May (1974) VIII. 240 To Woolwich..to lie there tonight and so to gather May dew tomorrow morning.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 130. ⁋5 A regular lustration performed with bean-flower water and May-dews.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. viii. 217 Will you assist us with your triangular vial of May-dew, or with your divining-rod of witches-hazel?

1849 G. P. R. James Woodman II. iii. 39 I have ordered my knave to bring you a furred dressing gown, and a bottle of essence of maydew.

1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words On the first of May young people go out into the fields, before breakfast, to wash their faces in May dew.

1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 181/1 It is not many years since the girls here used to gather May-dew on May-eve to wash their faces.

1997 C. Shaw Sc. Myths & Customs iv. 96 At dawn on Beltane morning, the Druids would collect the May dew.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	may-dew
释义	May-dewn. Brit. /ˈmeɪdjuː/, /ˈmeɪdʒuː/, U.S. /ˈmeɪˌd(j)u/ Forms: see May n.² and dew n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: May n.², dew n. Etymology: < May n.² + dew n. Now chiefly historical. Dew formed or gathered on May Day or in the month of May, popularly supposed to have medicinal and cosmetic properties. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > other miscellaneous medicines > [noun] > folk medicines May-butter?a1425 May-dew?a1425 silajit1811 stump water1892 traditional medicine1957 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > dew > [noun] > types of night-dewa1398 May-dew?a1425 rosmarine1616 butterdew1724 mountain dew1782 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > preparations for the skin or complexion > lotions and liquids waterOE maiden milk?a1425 May-dew?a1425 milk of almondsa1425 maidens' milk?c1450 lac Virginis1477 surflingc1555 surfle1593 virgin's milk1600 lotion1606 washa1627 beauty water1675 mercury-water1676 beauty wash1706 Kalydor1824 skin tonic1863 flower-water1886 Limacol1936 moisture lotion1957 toning lotion1960 toner1970 ?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 105 Ȝif a man..wete hem with may dew ofte sithes. c1460 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 836 Somer toward whan buddys first appeere And the May dewh round lik perlys fyne. ?1600 H. Plat Delightes for Ladies sig. H8^v Some commende May dewe gathered from Fennell and Celandine to bee most excellent for sore eyes. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §781 I suppose, that he that would gather the best May-Deaw, for Medicine, should gather it from the Hills. 1667 S. Pepys Diary 28 May (1974) VIII. 240 To Woolwich..to lie there tonight and so to gather May dew tomorrow morning. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 130. ⁋5 A regular lustration performed with bean-flower water and May-dews. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. viii. 217 Will you assist us with your triangular vial of May-dew, or with your divining-rod of witches-hazel? 1849 G. P. R. James Woodman II. iii. 39 I have ordered my knave to bring you a furred dressing gown, and a bottle of essence of maydew. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words On the first of May young people go out into the fields, before breakfast, to wash their faces in May dew. 1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 181/1 It is not many years since the girls here used to gather May-dew on May-eve to wash their faces. 1997 C. Shaw Sc. Myths & Customs iv. 96 At dawn on Beltane morning, the Druids would collect the May dew. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1425
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