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/hwelkt, welkt/, adj.ridged like the shell of a snail: a whelked horn.[1550-60; WHELK1 + -ED3]
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whelked
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Whelked — Whelked, a. Having whelks; whelky; as, whelked horns. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whelked — I. kt adjective Etymology: whelk (I) + ed : formed like a whelk shell : twisted, convoluted whelked horns II. adjective Etym … Useful english dictionary
whelked — adj. pimply; resembling a whelk, spiral shaped … English contemporary dictionary
Wave — Wave, v. t. 1. To move one way and the other; to brandish. [[AE]neas] waved his fatal sword. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to. [1913 Webster] Horns whelked and waved like the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Welked — Welked, v. t. See {Whelked}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wealked — variant of welked, whelked … Useful english dictionary
