blate

  

blate

1 [bleyt]
adjective Chiefly Scot.
bashful; shy.
Origin:
before 1000; Old English blāt livid, pallid, (of a sound) low (not found in ME)

Related forms
blate·ly, adverb
blate·ness, noun
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blate

2 [bleyt] verb, blat·ed, blat·ing, noun Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
verb (used without object)
1.
bleat.
noun
2.
bleat ( def 4 ).
Origin:
1855–60; perhaps dialectal variant of bleat (cf. great)

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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