| 释义 |
Definition of wale in English: walenoun weɪlweɪl 1A ridge on a textured woven fabric such as corduroy. as modifier, in combination a skirt of mid-wale cotton corduroy Example sentencesExamples - In case of Corduroy, we will use, either 8 wale corduroy (about 320 gsm), or 14 wale corduroy (about 300 gsm) in 100% cotton or cotton/spandex blend.
- Tailored of fine thin-wale corduroy this smooth cotton sport shirt from Martin Gordon offers a modern take on a classic fabric.
- Liberty, a firm based in the United Kingdom, has begun printing on fine wale lightweight corduroy, noted Ed Harding, the firm's U.S. agent.
2Nautical
A horizontal wooden strip fitted as strengthening to a boat's side. Example sentencesExamples - Michael gives measurements for the height of the wale at the midship frame.
3A horizontal band around a woven basket. Example sentencesExamples - A wale is an almost unnoticeable, but very important band of weave.
- An example of this is the round linen basket where the wales have been woven in white willow.
Origin Late Old English walu 'stripe, weal'. Rhymes ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vail, vale, veil, surveil, wail, whale, Yale Definition of wale in US English: walenounweɪlwāl 1A ridge on a textured woven fabric such as corduroy. as modifier, in combination a skirt of mid-wale cotton corduroy Example sentencesExamples - Tailored of fine thin-wale corduroy this smooth cotton sport shirt from Martin Gordon offers a modern take on a classic fabric.
- In case of Corduroy, we will use, either 8 wale corduroy (about 320 gsm), or 14 wale corduroy (about 300 gsm) in 100% cotton or cotton/spandex blend.
- Liberty, a firm based in the United Kingdom, has begun printing on fine wale lightweight corduroy, noted Ed Harding, the firm's U.S. agent.
2Nautical
A plank running along the side of a wooden ship, thicker than the usual planking, and strengthening and protecting the hull. Example sentencesExamples - Michael gives measurements for the height of the wale at the midship frame.
3A horizontal band around a woven basket. Example sentencesExamples - A wale is an almost unnoticeable, but very important band of weave.
- An example of this is the round linen basket where the wales have been woven in white willow.
Origin Late Old English walu ‘stripe, weal’. |