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welkin
[ wel-kin ]
noun
, Chiefly Literary.
- the sky; the vault of heaven.
welkin
/ ˈwɛlkɪn /
noun
- archaic.the sky, heavens, or upper air
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Word History and Origins
Origin of welkin1
before 900; Middle English welken ( e ), Old English welcn, variant of wolcen cloud, sky; cognate with German Wolke cloud
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Word History and Origins
Origin of welkin1
Old English wolcen, welcen; related to Old Frisian wolken, Old Saxon, Old High German wolcan
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Example Sentences
I was unanimously recalled, and—to be grandiloquent—received with applause that made the welkin ring.
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I have never understood why Henriette greeted this observation with a peal of silvery laughter that fairly made the welkin ring.
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The welkin rang with applause, while Lazaref kissed his benefactor's hands and the hem of his coat.
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In the forest tracts Franklin's and Horsfield's nightjars make the welkin ring.
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These awakened amphibia fill the welkin with their croakings, which take the place of the avian chorus at night.
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