† welmishadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Of colour: Pale, sickly (?).
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wateryOE
dima1250
lighta1398
rare?1440
delayed1543
faint1552
weak1585
pale1598
distempered1621
washya1639
thin1649
languid1663
dilute1665
welmish1688
sickly1695
dimmed1863
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory i. 13/1 Sky colour, or a light welmish Blew.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 23/2 If it [the rainbow] consist all of Yellow, this is palish; if white, its defiled, or whelmish.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 147/1 Green Verditer, a Welmish or Willow green.
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adj.1688- to bear a etc to
- to bear a etc to formerly also of
- to bear a faggot
- to bear a foot
- to bear a great state
- to bear a great, high or lofty sail
- to bear a hand
- to bear a likeness to
- to bear a likeness to formerly also of
- to bear a low sail
- to bear a mark to one's grave
- to bear a month's mind
- to bear a part
- to bear a person a blow
- to bear a person a hand
- to bear a person an hand
- to bear a person company
- to bear a person etc
- to bear a person fellowred
- to bear a person fellowship
- to bear a person hard
- to bear a person heavily
- to bear a person heavy
- to bear a person in hand
- to bear a person in heart