welk

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welk - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Welk \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.
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           When ruddy Ph?bus 'gins to welk in west. --Spenser.
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           The church, that before by insensible degrees welked
           and impaired, now with large steps went down hill
           decaying.                                --Milton.
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  Welk \Welk\, v. t.
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     1. To cause to wither; to wilt. [Obs.]
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              Mot thy welked neck be to-broke [broken]. --Chaucer.
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     2. To contract; to shorten. [Obs.]
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              Now sad winter welked hath the day.   --Spenser.
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     3. To soak; also, to beat severely. [Prov. Eng.]
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  Welk \Welk\, n.
     A pustule. See 2d Whelk.
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  Welk \Welk\, n. (Zool.)
     A whelk. [R.]
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