Thesaurus: welkin

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1. n. The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky.
2. n. the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
3. The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky. On the welkne shoon the sterres lyght. Chaucer. The fair welkin foully overcast. Spenser. When storms the welkin rend. Wordsworth. Note: Used adjectively by Shakespeare in the phase, "Your welkin eye," with uncertain meaning.
4. The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky.On the welkne shoon the sterres lyght. Chaucer.The fair welkin foully overcast. Spenser.When storms the welkin rend. Wordsworth.
5. n the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected