Wales
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noun
a division of the United Kingdom, in SW Great Britain. 8016 sq. mi. (20,760 sq. km).
Medieval Cambria.
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noun
1.
a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
2.
the vertical rib in knit goods or a chain of loops running lengthwise in knit fabric ( opposed to course ).
3.
the texture or weave of a fabric.
4.
Nautical.
a.
any of certain strakes of thick outside planking on the sides of a wooden ship.
b.
5.
verb (used with object)
7.
to mark with wales.
8.
to weave with wales.
9.
Engineering, Building Trades. to reinforce or fasten with a wale or wales.
Origin:
before 1050; (noun) Middle English; Old English walu ridge, rib, wheal; cognate with Old Norse vǫlr, Gothic walus rod, wand; (v.) late Middle English, derivative of the noun
before 1050; (noun) Middle English; Old English walu ridge, rib, wheal; cognate with Old Norse vǫlr, Gothic walus rod, wand; (v.) late Middle English, derivative of the noun
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wale1 (weɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the raised mark left on the skin after the stroke of a rod or whip |
| 2. | a. the weave or texture of a fabric, such as the ribs in corduroy |
| b. Compare course a vertical row of stitches in knitting | |
| 3. | nautical |
| a. a ridge of planking along the rail of a ship | |
| b. See gunwale | |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to raise a wale or wales on by striking |
| 5. | to weave with a wale |
| [Old English walu | |
| wale2 (weɪl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a choice |
| 2. | anything chosen as the best |
| —adj | |
| 3. | choice |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to choose |
| [C14: from Old Norse val choice, related to German Wahl] | |
| Wales (weɪlz) | |
| —n | |
| Welsh name: Cymru, Medieval Latin name: Cambria 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) | |
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Word Origin & History
wale
O.E. walu "ridge," as of earth or stone, later "ridge made on flesh by a lash" (related to weal (2)); from P.Gmc. *walo (cf. Low Ger. wale "weal," O.Fris. walu "rod," O.N. völr "round piece of wood," Goth. walus "a staff, stick," Du. wortel, Ger. wurzel "root"). The common
notion perhaps is "raised line." Used in reference to the ridges of textile fabric from 1583. Wales "horizontal planks which extend along a ship's sides" is attested from 1295.
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Medical Dictionary
wale (wāl)
n.
A mark raised on the skin, as by a whip; a weal or welt. v. waled, wal·ing, wales
To raise marks on the skin, as by whipping.
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Cultural Dictionary
Wales definition
One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, occupying the western peninsula of the island of Great Britain. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff.
Note: Welsh culture is known for its writers and singers, dating back more than one thousand years to the bards (poet-singers) of the Middle Ages.
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In these original ventures, the normans failed to make any headway into wales.
Was last seen running a successful political campaign in wales.
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