welkin
n . 天空
天空
welkin n 1 :
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected [
synonym : {
celestial sphere }, {
sphere }, {
empyrean }, {
firmament }, {
heavens },
{
vault of heaven }, {
welkin }]
Welkin \
Wel "
kin \,
n . [
OE .
welken ,
welkene ,
welkne ,
wolcne ,
weolcne ,
AS .
wolcen ,
pl .
wolcnu ,
a cloud ;
akin to D .
wolk ,
OFries .
wolken ,
OS .
wolkan ,
G .
wolke ,
OHG .
wolchan ,
and probably to G .
welk withered ,
OHG .
welc moist ,
Russ . &
OSlav .
vlaga moisture ,
Lith .
vilgyti to moisten .]
The visible regions of the air ;
the vault of heaven ;
the sky .
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On the welkne shoon the sterres lyght . --
Chaucer .
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The fair welkin foully overcast . --
Spenser .
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When storms the welkin rend . --
Wordsworth .
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Note :
Used adjectively by Shakespeare in the phase , "
Your welkin eye ,"
with uncertain meaning .
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29 Moby Thesaurus words for "
welkin ":
Caelus ,
aerosphere ,
air ,
atmosphere ,
azure ,
biosphere ,
blue sky ,
caelum ,
canopy ,
canopy of heaven ,
cerulean ,
cope ,
ecosphere ,
empyrean ,
ether ,
firmament ,
gaseous envelope ,
heaven ,
heavens ,
hyaline ,
lift ,
lifts ,
noosphere ,
sky ,
starry heaven ,
the blue ,
the blue serene ,
vault ,
vault of heaven
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