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wold

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wold 1  (wld)
n.
An unforested rolling plain; a moor.
[Middle English, from Old English weald, forest.]
wold 2  (wld)
n.
Variant of weld2.
wold1
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Chiefly literary a tract of open rolling country, esp upland
[Old English weald bush; related to Old Saxon wald, German Wald forest, Old Norse vollr ground; see wild]
wold2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) another name for weld2
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wold - a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)
rural area, country - an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"
Translations
wold [wəʊld] N → rasa f ondulada
wold [wəʊld] n → altopiano
wold [wəʊld] n → altopiano


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It is the next difficult thing to an impossibility to imagine Chesney Wold without Mrs.
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
I've got a wold silver spoon, and a wold graven seal at home, too; but, Lord, what's a spoon and seal?
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
This letter gave Elizabeth some pain; but her spirits returned as she considered that Jane wold no longer be duped, by the sister at least.
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