welkin

• Terme poétique ou archaïque désignant le ciel ou la voûte céleste, c'est-à-dire la surface visible de la sphère imaginaire sur laquelle les corps célestes semblent être projetés.

A poetic or archaic term for the sky or the vault of heaven, referring to the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected.

indénombrable

1. The sky or firmamentC2formalbritish

   The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected; the sky.

   La voûte céleste

   • The stars shone brightly in the welkin above.
   • He gazed up at the vast welkin, lost in thought.
   • The clouds drifted across the welkin like ships at sea.

   Synonymesblueempyreanfirmamentskyvault of heaven