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Blate vs Blite - What's the difference?

blate | blite |

As an adjective blate

is bashful, sheepish.

As a noun blite is

the plant species: Amaranthus blitum.

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.

    • Anagrams

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    blite

    English

    (wikipedia blite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The plant .
  • Any of various plants in the genus Chenopodium .
  • Any of various plants in the genus Atriplex .

    • External links

    * (Amaranthus blitum) * (Chenopodium) * (Atriplex)