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.