Definition of "wale" []

• A mark raised on the skin, as by a whip; a weal or welt. (noun)
• One of the parallel ribs or ridges in the surface of a fabric such as corduroy. (noun)
• The texture or weave of such a fabric: a wide wale. (noun)
• Nautical A gunwale. (noun)
• Nautical One of the heavy planks or strakes extending along the sides of a wooden ship. (noun)

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• "The club's mascot is a whale, a reference to the term "wale," the ridge in corduroy."
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• "One member was stationed at the door of the party and took note of the kind of wale, which is the raised portion of corduroy, that people were wearing."