Wale

Quick meaning: Wale is a noun meaning A ridge or low barrier.

Meaning

A ridge or low barrier.

More Meanings

1. A raised rib in knitted goods or fabric, especially corduroy.
2. The texture of a piece of fabric.
3. (nautical) A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship, such as a gunwale or a chainwale.
4. A horizontal timber used for supporting or retaining earth.
5. A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.
6. A ridge on the outside of a horse collar.
7. A ridge or streak produced on skin by a cane or whip.

Example Sentences

A few feet below the first wale another timber is inserted, likewise secured by struts.

Except Plank upon the Head of the Key, and under the upper Wale, and Plank to join the piles.

Crepon cloths, with their heavy crape-like wale, are a noteworthy part of the season's importations.

I have woven a small sample of striped corduroy shown here. […] The stripe draws the eye from side to side while the wales draw the eye up and down.

Word Forms

• wales
• waling
• waled

Synonyms for wale

Depending on context, synonyms include weal, strake, welt, wheal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include strake, welt, wheal, weal, corduroy, weale.

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