wale (w l)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. [Middle English, from Old English, variant of walu; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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