welkin

wel·kin

W0084900 (wĕl′kĭn)n. Archaic 1. The vault of heaven; the sky.2. The upper air.

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[Middle English welken, from Old English wolcen, weolcen, cloud.]

welkin

(ˈwɛlkɪn) n (Astronomy) archaic the sky, heavens, or upper air[Old English wolcen, welcen; related to Old Frisian wolken, Old Saxon, Old High German wolcan]

wel•kin

(ˈwɛl kɪn)

n. Chiefly Literary. the sky; the vault of heaven. [before 900; Middle English welken(e), Old English welcn, variant of wolcen cloud, sky]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

welkin - the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projectedcelestial sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, sphereapex of the sun's way, solar apex, apex - the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed starscelestial point - a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)nadir - the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projectedsurface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"zenith - the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projectedzodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes

welkin

nounArchaic. The celestial regions as seen from the earth:air, firmament, heaven (often used in plural), sky.