blate

[ bleyt ]

/ bleɪt /

adjective Chiefly Scot.

bashful; shy.

Origin of blate

before 1000; Old English blāt livid, pallid, (of a sound) low (not found in ME)

OTHER WORDS FROM blate

blately, adverbblateness, noun

Words nearby blate

blastulation, blast wave, blat, blatant, blatantly, blate, blather, blatherskite, blatted, blatter, blaubok

Definition for blate (2 of 2)

blate²

[ bleyt ]

/ bleɪt /

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

verb (used without object), blat·ed, blat·ing.

bleat.

noun

bleat (def. 4).

Origin of blate

1855–60; perhaps dialectal variant of bleat (cf. great)

Example sentences from the Web for blate

"Faith, and you are not blate," said she whimsically, but indifferent to remove herself from a grasp so innocent.
Gilian The Dreamer|Neil Munro
Grant was by no means "blate" in availing himself of the hint, but the Shaws were tough fighters.
Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland|Daniel Turner Holmes
But the compliment is like the chariot-wheels o Pharaoh, sae dreigh o drawing, that I canna afford to be blate wi you ony langer.
The Entail|John Galt
We're no blate at askin' the lawin', although some folk are unco' slow at payin' o't. It's just four-and-six.
Scotch Wit and Humor|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe

But gin that wasna a quean, ye canna deny but she luikit unco like ane, and no a blate (bashful) ane eyther.'
Robert Falconer|George MacDonald

单词	blate
释义	blate ¹ [ bleyt ] / bleɪt / adjective Chiefly Scot. bashful; shy. Origin of blate ¹ before 1000; Old English blāt livid, pallid, (of a sound) low (not found in ME) OTHER WORDS FROM blate blately, adverbblateness, noun Words nearby blate blastulation, blast wave, blat, blatant, blatantly, blate, blather, blatherskite, blatted, blatter, blaubok Definition for blate (2 of 2) blate² [ bleyt ] / bleɪt / Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. verb (used without object), blat·ed, blat·ing. bleat. noun bleat (def. 4). Origin of blate ² 1855–60; perhaps dialectal variant of bleat (cf. great) Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blate "Faith, and you are not blate," said she whimsically, but indifferent to remove herself from a grasp so innocent. Gilian The Dreamer\|Neil Munro Grant was by no means "blate" in availing himself of the hint, but the Shaws were tough fighters. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland\|Daniel Turner Holmes But the compliment is like the chariot-wheels o Pharaoh, sae dreigh o drawing, that I canna afford to be blate wi you ony langer. The Entail\|John Galt We're no blate at askin' the lawin', although some folk are unco' slow at payin' o't. It's just four-and-six. Scotch Wit and Humor\|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe But gin that wasna a quean, ye canna deny but she luikit unco like ane, and no a blate (bashful) ane eyther.' Robert Falconer\|George MacDonald
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