wale
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- noun
- /weɪl/
- Specialized
:
canal
- Slipping the car keys from the ignition, he tucked them in one graceful movement down inside his fine-wale tan cords.
- corduroy wales
- wale cords
- wide-wale
Examples
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First up, the fine-wale Cool Cords.
Blog text (2) -
I was a little in love with her, so I was willing to listen while she told me about the properties of cloth, the weft and wale of it, the way it would hold a seam.
Fiction book (1996) -
Behind him, with her back turned, Masha was slipping into a sumptuous pair of olive wide-wale corduroys, the kind Corinne longed for but couldn't afford.
Fiction book (1998) -
The fabric has a beautiful wale that adds texture to the garment.
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She preferred the style with a narrow wale for a more elegant look.
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The designer showcased a collection of fabrics featuring various wale patterns.
Synonyms
Raised lines on a surface, for example on a cake
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wale for fabric comes from an old word for a 'ridge'; think of corduroy, where each 'wale' is a soft raised line you can see and feel, so the word names the cloth's texture.