MA'Y-DEW, noun The dew of May, which is said to whiten linen, and to afford by repeated distillations, a red and odoriferous spirit. It has been supposed that from the preparation of this dew, the Rosicrucians took their name.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.