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plewds

plewds is the plural of plewd.

Meaning of plewd

Noun

plewd (plural plewds)

  1. A stylized sweat drop drawn on the air around a character's head, as if it were coming out of the character, as used in cartoons, especially comic strips.
    • You may be able to draw like Michelangelo, but you'll never make a cartoonist until you're up on such matters as Squeans, Plewds, and Briffits. […] Plewds are the little drops of perspiration that shoot off a character's brow to indicate physical exertion, embarrassment, fear or practically...1946 March 24, Charles D. Rice, “Squeans, Plewds & Briffits or, How to be a Cartoonist”, in Los Angeles Times, volume 65, United Newspapers Magazine Corporation, page 22

Questions about plewds

What is plewds the plural of?
Plewds is the plural of plewd.

Words near plewds in the dictionary

  1. plevins
  2. plew
  3. Plewa
  4. Plewas
  5. plewd
  6. plewds
  7. plews
  8. plex
  9. plexaurid
  10. plexaurids
  11. plexciton

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