blate
1 Americanadjective
verb (used without object)
noun
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Etymology
Origin of blate1
before 1000; Old English blāt livid, pallid, (of a sound) low (not found in ME)
Origin of blate2
Example Sentences
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"My word, lass," replied Mrs. Anderson, bridling up, with flushed countenance, and head erect, to the calumniator, "but ye're no blate to ca' me thae names i' my ain house."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III by Various
But the docksy auld laird of the Warlock glen, Wha waited without, half blate, half cheery, And langed for a sight o' his winsome deary, Raised up the latch and cam' crousely ben.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
Deil hae our saul, neighbour," said the king, reddening, "but ye are not blate!
From The Fortunes of Nigel by Scott, Walter, Sir
John laughed again, but less boisterously, 'Maggie's no blate, whaever she is.
From Wee Macgreegor Enlists by Bell, J. J. (John Joy)
"Certes, he's no blate; it's a fell chairge for a short day's work; but hundred or no hundred we'll hae him, an' no let Annie gang, and her no half her years."
From A Doctor of the Old School — Volume 2 by Maclaren, Ian
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