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单词 waulk
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Definition of waulk in English:

waulk

verb wɔːk
  • with object To subject (woollen cloth) to the operation of beating or pressing (together with other processes, as moistening and heating), in order to cause felting of the fibres and consequent shrinkage and thickening; to cause (woollen cloth) to mat together or felt; = "full". Also without object. In later use chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). Now chiefly historical.

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Cleopatra Glossary. Originally the same word as walk, now often distinguished in form in the senses below.

Definition of waulk in US English:

waulk

verbwɔːk
  • with object To subject (woollen cloth) to the operation of beating or pressing (together with other processes, as moistening and heating), in order to cause felting of the fibres and consequent shrinkage and thickening; to cause (woollen cloth) to mat together or felt; = "full". Also without object. In later use chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). Now chiefly historical.

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Cleopatra Glossary. Originally the same word as walk, now often distinguished in form in the senses below.

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