welkin :

Search Words
You can search or browse for words

welkin


  • n  the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

  • The Reichstag welkin rang last week with probably the most concerted denunciation of the Dawes Plan yet heard within its walls.
  • So she sent for the music, gathered a chorus of young people from the surrounding towns and farms, rehearsed them and let the welkin ring.
  • Three days before he made the grammatical welkin ring, Winston Churchill was collecting an honorary degree at Columbia University.

Bee Dictionary: Search, browse, look at common errors, idioms and more.