wale¹ /wāl/

1. Same as weal¹, a ridge raised on the flesh by the stroke of a whip, etc
2. A ridge on the surface of cloth
3. Texture
4. A vertical ridge in knitted fabrics
5. A horizontal timber used to bind together piles driven in a row
6. (in pl) planks all along the outer timbers on a ship's side, bends

1. To mark with wales
2. To make, provide or secure with wales

wale knot see wall knot under wall

wale² /wāl/ (Scot and N Eng)

1. The act of choosing
2. Choice
3. The scope of choice
4. The pick or best

To choose, pick

• droichs
• droichy
• droil
• droiled
• stouthries
• stouths
• stoutish
• stoutly
• stoutness
• stoutnesses
• stouts
• stovaine
• stovaines
• stove
• stoved
• stove enamel
• stove enamels
• stovepipe
• stovepipe hat
• stovepipes
• stove plant
• stove plants
• stover
• stovers
• stoves