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Alate vs Blate - What's the difference?

alate | blate |

As adjectives the difference between alate and blate

is that alate is (entomology|botany) having winglike extensions or parts; winged while blate is (scotland|northern england) bashful, sheepish.

As a noun alate

is a winged, reproductive form of several social insects.

As an adverb alate

is (archaic) recently; lately; of late.

alate

English

(wikipedia alate)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (entomology, botany) Having winglike extensions or parts; winged.
    • Synonyms
    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A winged, reproductive form of several social insects.

    • Etymology 2

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    Adverb

    (-)
  • (archaic) recently; lately; of late.
    • There hath been alate such tales spread abroad. — Latimer.
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    blate

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (Scotland, Northern England) Bashful, sheepish.
  • *1934 , (Lewis Grassic Gibbon), Grey Granite'', Polygon 2006 (''A Scots Quair ), p. 491:
  • *:You'd say Not them; fine legs'', and Ma struggling into her blouse would say ''You're no blate . Who told you they're fine?
  • (Scotland, Northern England) Dull, stupid.

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