wale
IPA: wˈeɪɫ
noun
- A ridge or low barrier.
- A raised rib in knitted goods or fabric, especially corduroy.
- The texture of a piece of fabric.
- (nautical) A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale)
- A horizontal timber used for supporting or retaining earth.
- A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.
- A ridge on the outside of a horse collar.
- A ridge or streak produced on skin by a cane or whip.
- (Scotland, Northern England) Something selected as being the best, preference; choice.
verb
- To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
- To beat a person, especially as punishment or out of anger.
- To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.
- (Scotland, Northern England) To choose, select.
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Examples of "wale" in Sentences
- The area is the most affluent area in Wales.
- The daffodil is the national flower of Wales.
- The Prince of Wales becomes the Sovereign of the country.
- The governing body of the game in Wales is the Wales Rugby League.
- The wales are interconnected by inelastic yarn to form the fabric.
- Elizabeth Puttick is a sociologist at the University of Wales Lampeter.
- In the Wales referendum, 1979, the proposal for devolution was rejected.
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales provides the accompaniment for the final.
- In that year, there was a quarrel between the king and the Prince of Wales.
- It will be the job of Jimmy Wales to implement the decision of the arbitrators.
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