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welkin
(mass) | welkin
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welkin
(encz) | welkin,nebe n: [bás.] PetrV |
welkin
(encz) | welkin,nebeský blankyt n: [bás.] PetrV |
Welkin
(gcide) | Welkin \Wel"kin\, n. [OE. welken, welkene, welkne, wolcne,
weolcne, AS. wolcen, pl. wolcnu, a cloud; akin to D. wolk,
OFries. wolken, OS. wolkan, G. wolke, OHG. wolchan, and
probably to G. welk withered, OHG. welc moist, Russ. & OSlav.
vlaga moisture, Lith. vilgyti to moisten.]
The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky.
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On the welkne shoon the sterres lyght. --Chaucer.
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The fair welkin foully overcast. --Spenser.
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When storms the welkin rend. --Wordsworth.
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Note: Used adjectively by Shakespeare in the phase, "Your
welkin eye," with uncertain meaning.
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welkin
(wn) | welkin
n 1: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which
celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: {celestial
sphere}, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens,
vault of heaven, welkin] |
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Welkin
(gcide) | Welkin \Wel"kin\, n. [OE. welken, welkene, welkne, wolcne,
weolcne, AS. wolcen, pl. wolcnu, a cloud; akin to D. wolk,
OFries. wolken, OS. wolkan, G. wolke, OHG. wolchan, and
probably to G. welk withered, OHG. welc moist, Russ. & OSlav.
vlaga moisture, Lith. vilgyti to moisten.]
The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky.
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On the welkne shoon the sterres lyght. --Chaucer.
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The fair welkin foully overcast. --Spenser.
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When storms the welkin rend. --Wordsworth.
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Note: Used adjectively by Shakespeare in the phase, "Your
welkin eye," with uncertain meaning.
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Welking
(gcide) | Welk \Welk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Welked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Welking.] [OE. welken; cf. D. & G. welken to wither, G.
welk withered, OHG. welc moist. See Welkin, and cf.
Wilt.]
To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane.
[Obs.]
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When ruddy Ph?bus 'gins to welk in west. --Spenser.
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The church, that before by insensible degrees welked
and impaired, now with large steps went down hill
decaying. --Milton.
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