noun
- a ridge on the surface of cloth
- a plank along the side of a ship
Usage: nautical
verb
- to choose or select
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The corduroy fabric has a distinctive wale pattern.
- She felt the raised wale of the knitted sweater.
- The ship’s wale was damaged in the storm.
- Workers repaired the broken wale on the vessel’s hull.
- The captain could wale his crew from many volunteers.
- They had to wale the best timber for construction.