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What's The Definition Of Welk?Synonyms | Synonyms for Welk: Related Terms | Find terms related to Welk: See Also | Welk In Webster's Dictionary \Welk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Welked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Welking}.] [OE. welken; cf. D. & G. welken to wither, G.
welk withered, OHG. welc moist. See {Welkin}, and cf.
{Wilt}.]
To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane.
[Obs.]
When ruddy Ph?bus 'gins to welk in west. --Spenser.
The church, that before by insensible degrees welked
and impaired, now with large steps went down hill
decaying. --Milton.
\Welk\, v. t. 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.] \Welk\, n. A pustule. See 2d {Whelk}. \Welk\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A whelk. [R.] |
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