wale

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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[Middle English, from Old English, variant of walu; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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Wale

 a selection, or that chosen as the best.

Example: wale of pleasures, 1887.

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wale

Past participle: waled
Gerund: waling

Imperative

wale

wale

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wale - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions weal, welt, wheal harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
	2.	wale - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship strake garboard, garboard plank, garboard strake - the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship gun 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 plank, board - a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

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wale

noun

A ridge or bump raised on the flesh, as by a lash or blow:

weal, welt, wheal, whelk.

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