Wenlock
Speech parts
1. Wenlock - Adjective
2. Wenlock - Proper noun
Meaning
Wenlock (not comparable)
(geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period from about 428 to 423 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the first corals.
Wenlock
(geology) The Wenlock epoch.
Phrases with the word
Examples
Oh tarnish late on Wenlock Edge, Gold that I never see; Lie long, high snowdrifts in the hedge That will not shower on me.
As a token of gratitude for the service being rendered, the Commissioner of Central GST has handed over 200 PPEs to Wenlock District Hospital Authorities.
Gamble, Cynthia, 2015 Wenlock Abbey 1857–1919: A Shropshire Country House and the Milnes Gaskell Family, Ellingham Press.
Letter from Lord Wenlock to his wife Constance, 29 January 1907.
Mortimer Forest and Wenlock Edge are examples where a number of fossils can be found.
Somerset galloped up to Wenlock, commanding the centre, and demanded to know why Wenlock had failed to support him.