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View usage for: wale in British English 1 (weɪl) noun1. the raised mark left on the skin after the stroke of a rod or whip 2. a. the weave or texture of a fabric, such as the ribs in corduroy b. a vertical row of stitches in knitting Compare course (sense 14) 3. nauticala. a ridge of planking along the rail of a ship b. gunwale verb (transitive)4. to raise a wale or wales on by striking Word origin Old English walu weal1; related to Old Norse vala knuckle, Dutch wälewale in British English 2 (weɪl) Scottish and Northern England dialect noun2. anything chosen as the best verb4. (transitive) to choose Word origin C14: from Old Norse val choice, related to German Wahlwale in American English 1 (weɪl) noun1. a raised line or streak made on the skin by the slash of a stick or whip; welt; weal 2. a. a ridge on the surface of cloth, as corduroy 3. a band or ridge woven around the body of a basket to brace it 4. Nautical any of several strakes or heavy planks fastened to the outside of the hull of a wooden ship usually used in pl. verb transitiveWord forms: waled or ˈwaling5. to mark (the skin) with wales 6. to make (cloth) or weave (wickerwork) with wales Word origin ME < OE walu, weal < IE * wolos, round < base * wel-, to turn, roll > walk, L volawale in American English 2 (weɪl) noun Scottish and North England verb transitiveWord forms: waled or ˈwaling3. Scottish and North England to choose; pick out; select Word origin ME wal < ON val, akin to Ger wahl, choice, a choosing: for IE base see UNRESOLVED CROSS REFExamples of 'wale' in a sentencewale Synonyms of 'wale'mark, scar, streak, stripe More Synonyms of wale Additional synonymsDefinition a mark left on the skin following the healing of a wound He had a scar on his forehead. Synonyms mark, injury, wound, trauma, blemish, discoloration, pockmark, naevus, cicatrix There are these dark streaks on the surface of the moon. Synonyms band, line, strip, stroke, layer, slash, vein, stripe, smearDefinition a long band of colour that differs from the surrounding material a white stripe down the sides Synonyms band, line, streak, marking, mark, rule, score, bar, flash, blaze- wake up to something
- wakeful
- waken
- wale
- Wales
- walk
- walk all over someone
Additional synonymsDefinition a raised mark on the skin produced by a blow the red weals left across his chest by the whip Synonyms mark, scar, welt, ridge, streak, stripe, wheal, wale, contusionDefinition a raised mark on the skin produced by a blow He had a red welt on the side of his face where Pringle's blow had landed. Synonyms mark, scar, ridge, streak, stripe, weal, wheal, wale, contusion |