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wale W0008500 (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. [Middle English, from Old English, variant of walu; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]wale (weɪl) n1. (Pathology) the raised mark left on the skin after the stroke of a rod or whip2. (Textiles) the weave or texture of a fabric, such as the ribs in corduroy3. (Knitting & Sewing) a vertical row of stitches in knitting. Compare course144. (Nautical Terms) nautical a. a ridge of planking along the rail of a shipb. See gunwalevb (tr) 5. to raise a wale or wales on by striking6. (Textiles) to weave with a wale[Old English walu weal1; related to Old Norse vala knuckle, Dutch wäle]
wale (weɪl) n1. a choice2. anything chosen as the bestadjchoicevb (tr) to choose[C14: from Old Norse val choice, related to German Wahl]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] Wale a selection, or that chosen as the best.Example: wale of pleasures, 1887.wale Past participle: waled Gerund: waling
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I wale | you wale | he/she/it wales | we wale | you wale | they wale |
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I waled | you waled | he/she/it waled | we waled | you waled | they waled |
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I am waling | you are waling | he/she/it is waling | we are waling | you are waling | they are waling |
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I have waled | you have waled | he/she/it has waled | we have waled | you have waled | they have waled |
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I was waling | you were waling | he/she/it was waling | we were waling | you were waling | they were waling |
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I had waled | you had waled | he/she/it had waled | we had waled | you had waled | they had waled |
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I will wale | you will wale | he/she/it will wale | we will wale | you will wale | they will wale |
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I will have waled | you will have waled | he/she/it will have waled | we will have waled | you will have waled | they will have waled |
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I will be waling | you will be waling | he/she/it will be waling | we will be waling | you will be waling | they will be waling |
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I have been waling | you have been waling | he/she/it has been waling | we have been waling | you have been waling | they have been waling |
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I will have been waling | you will have been waling | he/she/it will have been waling | we will have been waling | you will have been waling | they will have been waling |
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I had been waling | you had been waling | he/she/it had been waling | we had been waling | you had been waling | they had been waling |
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I would wale | you would wale | he/she/it would wale | we would wale | you would wale | they would wale |
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I would have waled | you would have waled | he/she/it would have waled | we would have waled | you would have waled | they would have waled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | wale - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactionsweal, welt, whealharm, 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 shipstrakegarboard, garboard plank, garboard strake - the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden shipgun rest, gunnel, gunwale - wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vesselvessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportationplank, board - a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes |
walenounA ridge or bump raised on the flesh, as by a lash or blow:weal, welt, wheal, whelk.wale
wale[wāl] (civil engineering) waler (textiles) A rib or raised cord in a woven fabric. A lengthwise row of loops in a knitted fabric. wale, waler, whalerA horizontal timber or beam used to brace or support an upright member, as sheeting, formwork for concrete, etc. (See illustration p. 1052.)wale
waleA welt; a raised ridge on the skin or on the epithelial lining of an organ.LegalSeeWhalerWALE
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WALE➣Weighted Average Lease to Expiry (investment metric) | WALE➣Washington Association of Library Employees | WALE➣Wall-Adapting Local Eddy (viscosity model) | WALE➣Wide Area Link Emulator (Linux) |
wale Related to wale: whaleSynonyms for walenoun a ridge or bump raised on the flesh, as by a lash or blowSynonymsSynonyms for walenoun a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip)SynonymsRelated Wordsnoun thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden shipSynonymsRelated Words- garboard
- garboard plank
- garboard strake
- gun rest
- gunnel
- gunwale
- vessel
- watercraft
- plank
- board
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