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blichening
† ˈblichening, n. Obs. rare—1. [perh. vbl. n. from *blichen, a southern form of blikne, bliken, to become pale. Cf. blight.] Mildew, rust, or blight in corn.c 1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 827 For blichenyng [rubigine] and myst take chaf and raf, And ley it on thi lande. Oxford English Dictionary
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blight
▪ I. blight, n. (blaɪt) Also 7–8 blite. [A word of unknown origin; which entered literature, apparently from the speech of farmers or gardeners, in the 17th c.; literary men were at first doubtful as to its proper spelling, and seem to have thought of the plant blite. (Among suggestions as to its or... Oxford English Dictionary
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