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Welk
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A pustule. See 2d Whelk.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A whelk. [R.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane. [Obs.] When ruddy Phwelk in west. Spenser. The church, that before by insensible degrees welked and impaired, now with large steps went down hill decaying. Milton.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To cause to wither; to wilt. [Obs.] Mot thy welked neck be to-broke [broken]. Chaucer.
2. To contract; to shorten. [Obs.] Now sad winter welked hath the day. Spenser.
3. To soak; also, to beat severely. [Prov. Eng.]