welkin
IPA: wˈɛɫkɪn
noun
- (also Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.
- The upper atmosphere occupied by clouds, flying birds, etc.
- (religion) The place above the Earth where God or other deities live; heaven.
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Examples of "welkin" in Sentences
- But that the sea, mounting to th 'welkin's cheek, [369-1]
- And the orient welkin is smit to flame with auroral crimsoning.
- Ah, pay no mind to the welkin blue if you would be thought as "green."
- The intense gaze of his welkin blue eyes suggested an immense self-regard.
- The welkin is being made to ring with the figures of unemployment insurance registrations.
- Among the less pleasing sounds that fill the welkin are the _tonk_, _tonk_, _tonk_ of the coppersmith, the
- Rides the bleak puffing winds, that feem to fpit Their foam fparfe thro 'the welkin, which is nothing If not beheld.
- Just for variety, he poured syrup all over Robin Walker, the son of the former Cabinet minister Peter Walker, by praising his dad to the very welkin.
- The only improvements I would recommend are a smoking lounge inside security -- Miami International has that -- and a similar soundproof room where parents could take their children who insist on screaming at the exact pitch that sets off car alarms and makes the welkin ring.
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