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WIKTIONARY
wales
Noun
  • ∙ plural of wale
Verb
  • ∙ third-person singular simple present indicative form of wale
wale
Noun
  • ∙ A ridge or low barrier.
  • ∙ A raised rib in knit goods or fabric, especially corduroy. (As opposed to course)
  • ∙ The texture of a piece of fabric.
  • ∙ A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale) nautical
  • ∙ 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.
Verb
  • ∙ To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale.
  • ∙ To give a surface a texture of wales.
Noun
  • ∙ Something selected as being the best, preference; choice.
Verb
  • ∙ to choose, select.
Wales
Proper noun
  • ∙ One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality
  • ∙ The area in which the Welsh language and culture predominated, roughly coincident with the modern country. historical
  • ∙ A surname​.
  • ∙ A city in Alaska.
  • ∙ A village in South Yorkshire, England.
  • ∙ A town in Maine.
  • ∙ A town in Massachusetts.
  • ∙ A town in New York.
  • ∙ A city in North Dakota.
  • ∙ A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.
  • ∙ A town in Utah.
  • ∙ A village in Wisconsin.