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Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
geolca
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yolk — 1. One of the types of nutritive material stored in the ovum for the nutrition of the embryo; y. is particularly abundant and conspicuous in the eggs of birds. SYN: vitellus. 2. Fatty material found in the wool of sheep; when extracted and… … Medical dictionary
yolk — O.E. geolca, geoloca yolk, lit. the yellow part, from geolu yellow (see YELLOW (Cf. yellow)). Formerly also spelled yelk … Etymology dictionary
yolk — sb. Fr. Sci. 240. AS. geolca … Oldest English Words
yolk — /joʊk / (say yohk) noun 1. the yellow and principal substance of an egg, as distinguished from the white. 2. Biology that part of the contents of the egg of an animal which enters directly into the formation of the embryo (formative yolk or… …
yolk — [yōk] n. [ME yolke < OE geolca, yolk, lit., yellow part, akin to geolu,YELLOW] 1. the yellow, principal substance of an egg, as distinguished from the albumen, or white: see EGG1 2. Biol. the protein and fat stored in the ovum, serving as… … English World dictionary
