Word of the Day 06/09/20 Whelked
Whelked (adjective)
whelked [ hwelkt, welkt ]
adjective
1. ridged like the shell of a snail: a whelked horn
WORDS RELATED TO WHELKED
ridged, variegated, marked, striped, striate, tore, grooved, barred, striated, streaky, brindled, linear, lineate, liny, pied, strigose
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Origin: First recorded in 1550–60; whelk + -ed
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whelked [ hwelkt, welkt ]
adjective
1. ridged like the shell of a snail: a whelked horn
WORDS RELATED TO WHELKED
ridged, variegated, marked, striped, striate, tore, grooved, barred, striated, streaky, brindled, linear, lineate, liny, pied, strigose
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: First recorded in 1550–60; whelk + -ed
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.