also dew-drop, c. 1200, deawes drope, "a drop of dew;" see dew + drop (n.). Compare German Thautropfen, Danish dugdraabe.

"a drop of rain," Middle English rein-drope, from Old English rendropa; see rain (n.) + drop (n.).

"covered with a bloom or powder so as to appear to be frosted," of fruits, etc., by 1818, from Latin pruinosus "frosted," from pruina "hoar-frost," from PIE *prus-uo- "sprinkling, drop" (source also of Sanskrit pruṣva "drop of dew, cool drop."

c. 1300, droupen, "to sink or hang down; be downcast or sad," from Old Norse drupa "to drop, sink, hang (the head)," related to Old English dropian "to drop" (see drop (v.)). Related: Drooped; drooping. As a noun, "act of drooping," from 1640s.

1510s, "of or pertaining to the burial of the dead," from Late Latin mortuarius "of the dead," from Latin mortuus "dead" (see mortuary (n.)).

1660s "deprive of or diminish (some quality), to make dead (figuratively)," from dead (adj.) + -en (1). Earlier the verb was simply dead. Related: Deadened; deadening.

herb native to Europe, naturalized in the U.S., noted for its aromatic, pungent oil, 1690s, from pepper (n.) + mint (n.1). Compare Dutch pepermunt, German Pfeffermünze. As "candy drop flavored with peppermint" by 1829 (peppermint-drop is by 1799).