a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.

the vertical rib in knit goods or a chain of loops running lengthwise in knit fabric ( opposed to course ).

the texture or weave of a fabric.

Nautical .

any of certain strakes of thick outside planking on the sides of a wooden ship.

gunwale.

Also called breast timber , ranger , waling. Engineering, Building Trades . a horizontal timber or other support for reinforcing various upright members, as sheet piling or concrete form boards, or for retaining earth at the edge of an excavation.

a ridge on the outside of a horse collar.

to mark with wales.

to weave with wales.

Engineering, Building Trades . to reinforce or fasten with a wale or wales.

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weal , wheal , whelk , grain , mark , rib , ridge , streak , strip , texture , weave , welt , wheat