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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Wales (wālz),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 2,766,800;
8016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km). Medieval, Cambria.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wale1 (wāl),USA pronunciation n., v., waled, wal•ing. n. - a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip;
welt. - Textilesthe vertical rib in knit goods or a chain of loops running lengthwise in knit fabric (opposed to course).
- Textilesthe texture or weave of a fabric.
- [Naut.]
- any of certain strakes of thick outside planking on the sides of a wooden ship.
- gunwale.
- BuildingAlso called breast timber, ranger, waling. [Engin., Building Trades.]a horizontal timber or other support for reinforcing various upright members, as sheet piling or concrete form boards, or for retaining earth at the edge of an excavation.
- a ridge on the outside of a horse collar.
v.t. - to mark with wales.
- Textilesto weave with wales.
- [Engin., Building Trades.]to reinforce or fasten with a wale or wales.
- bef. 1050; (noun, nominal) Middle English; Old English walu ridge, rib, wheal; cognate with Old Norse vǫlr, Gothic walus rod, wand; (verb, verbal) late Middle English, derivative of the noun, nominal
wale2 (wāl),USA pronunciation n., v., waled, wal•ing. [Scot. and North Eng.]n. - something that is selected as the best;
choice.
v.t. - to choose;
select.
- Old Norse val choice, velja to choose
- Middle English wal(e) 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Wales /weɪlz/ n - a principality that is part of the United Kingdom, in the west of Great Britain; conquered by the English in 1282; parliamentary union with England took place in 1536: a separate Welsh Assembly with limited powers was established in 1999. Wales consists mainly of moorlands and mountains and has an economy that is chiefly agricultural, with an industrial and former coal-mining area in the south. Capital: Cardiff. Pop: 2 938 000 (2003 est). Area: 20 768 sq km (8017 sq miles)
Welsh name: Cymru
Medieval Latin name: Cambria
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wale /weɪl/ n - the raised mark left on the skin after the stroke of a rod or whip
- the weave or texture of a fabric, such as the ribs in corduroy
- a ridge of planking along the rail of a ship
vb (transitive)- to raise a wale or wales on by striking
- to weave with a wale
Etymology: Old English walu weal1; related to Old Norse vala knuckle, Dutch wäle |