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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wal•ing (wā′ling),USA pronunciation n. [Engin., Building Trades.]- Buildinga number of wales, taken as a whole.
- Buildingtimber for use as wales.
- Buildingwale1 (def. 5).
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:: 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 |