welkin

[ wel-kin ]

/ ˈwɛl kɪn /

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noun Chiefly Literary.

the sky; the vault of heaven.

Origin of welkin

before 900; Middle English welken(e), Old English welcn, variant of wolcen cloud, sky; cognate with German Wolke cloud

Words nearby welkin

welfare mother, welfare state, welfare statism, welfare work, welfarism, welkin, Welkom, well, well-accepted, well-accustomed, well-acquainted

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Example sentences from the Web for welkin

Senator Kinney then arose, and the welkin seized the bellrope preparatory to ringing.
Roads of Destiny|O. Henry
But as we sped on side by side, I heard a great horn blast that seemed to set the welkin ablaze.
Humphrey Bold|Herbert Strang
In the cool morning the welkin rang with the singing of birds, and the ground swarmed with insect life.
Great African Travellers|W.H.G. Kingston
Boothblacks and newsboys were among them, and they made the welkin ring with their shouts.
Halsey & Co.|H. K. Shackleford

In it, stones glittered like stars in the welkin on a winter night.
Early English Alliterative Poems|Various

British Dictionary definitions for welkin

welkin

/ (ˈwɛlkɪn) /

noun

archaic the sky, heavens, or upper air

Word Origin for welkin

Old English wolcen, welcen; related to Old Frisian wolken, Old Saxon, Old High German wolcan

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单词	welkin
释义	welkin [ wel-kin ] / ˈwɛl kɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR welkin ON THESAURUS.COM noun Chiefly Literary. the sky; the vault of heaven. Origin of welkin before 900; Middle English welken(e), Old English welcn, variant of wolcen cloud, sky; cognate with German Wolke cloud Words nearby welkin welfare mother, welfare state, welfare statism, welfare work, welfarism, welkin, Welkom, well, well-accepted, well-accustomed, well-acquainted Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for welkin Senator Kinney then arose, and the welkin seized the bellrope preparatory to ringing. Roads of Destiny\|O. Henry But as we sped on side by side, I heard a great horn blast that seemed to set the welkin ablaze. Humphrey Bold\|Herbert Strang In the cool morning the welkin rang with the singing of birds, and the ground swarmed with insect life. Great African Travellers\|W.H.G. Kingston Boothblacks and newsboys were among them, and they made the welkin ring with their shouts. Halsey & Co.\|H. K. Shackleford In it, stones glittered like stars in the welkin on a winter night. Early English Alliterative Poems\|Various British Dictionary definitions for welkin welkin / (ˈwɛlkɪn) / noun archaic the sky, heavens, or upper air Word Origin for welkin Old English wolcen, welcen; related to Old Frisian wolken, Old Saxon, Old High German wolcan Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to welkin firmament, heaven, blast, whiff, sky, waft, breath, breeze, draft, puff, wind, ozone, zephyr, ventilation, stratosphere, troposphere, heavens
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welkin

noun Chiefly Literary.

Origin of welkin

Words nearby welkin

Example sentences from the Web for welkin

British Dictionary definitions for welkin

noun

Word Origin for welkin

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