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wale
(wāl)n.
1. A mark raised on the skin, as by a whip; a weal or welt.
2.
a. One of the parallel ribs or ridges in the surface of a fabric such as corduroy.
b. The texture or weave of such a fabric: a wide wale.
3. Nautical
a. A gunwale.
b. One of the heavy planks or strakes extending along the sides of a wooden ship.
tr.v. waled, wal·ing, wales
To raise marks on (the skin), as by whipping.
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wale
(weɪl)n
1. (Pathology) the raised mark left on the skin after the stroke of a rod or whip
2. (Textiles) the weave or texture of a fabric, such as the ribs in corduroy
3. (Knitting & Sewing) a vertical row of stitches in knitting. Compare course14
4. (Nautical Terms) nautical
a. a ridge of planking along the rail of a ship
b. See gunwale
vb (tr)
5. to raise a wale or wales on by striking
6. (Textiles) to weave with a wale
[Old English walu weal1; related to Old Norse vala knuckle, Dutch wäle]
wale
(weɪl)n
1. a choice
2. anything chosen as the best
adj
choice
vb
(tr) to choose
[C14: from Old Norse val choice, related to German Wahl]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
wale
(weɪl)n., v. waled, wal•ing. n.
1. a ridge or stripe produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
2. the vertical rib or cord in woven cloth.
3. the texture or weave of a fabric.
4. any of certain strakes of thick outside planking on the sides of a wooden ship.
5. a horizontal timber or other support for reinforcing various upright members.
v.t. 6. to mark with wales.
7. to weave with wales.
8. to reinforce with a wale or wales.
[before 1050; Middle English; Old English walu ridge, rib]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Wale
a selection, or that chosen as the best.Example: wale of pleasures, 1887.
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wale
Past participle: waled
Gerund: waling
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| Noun | 1. | wale - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions |
| 2. |  wale - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden shipgun rest, gunnel, gunwale - wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation |
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