Obs. rare1. In quot. welleage. [f. WELL sb.1 + -AGE (denoting a material).] (See quot. and press-ware s.v. PRESS sb.1 16.)

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1612.  Sturtevant, Metallica, 92. Welleage is a kind of Pressware for the speedy making of Wells, farre cheaper then the rounds, which are made of Brick to keepe the earth from falling downe.

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