Wales is the plural of wale, a raised ridge on a surface—particularly the horizontal ribs on corduroy fabric or the lengthwise planks along a boat's hull that reinforce the sides.
The word also appears in the phrase gunwales (often spelled gunnel), the upper edge of a boat's side. (Capitalized Wales is the country.)
1. fabric — corduroy, Ridged cotton textile; ribs (Thoracic bone set); ridges (Narrow elevated formations); textile (Material from woven fibers); woven · stripes
2. nautical — hull, Outer covering or frame; gunwales (Boat's upper side edges); planking (Wooden boards collectively); strakes (Hull's horizontal boards); beam · keel · stern · bow · rigging
Opposites
TEXTILE TEXTUREwales ≠ flat weave Non-piled fabric construction; ribless · grooveless · jersey knit
CONSTITUENT COUNTRIES OF GREAT BRITAINwales ≠ England Largest British country; Scotland · Northern Ireland
CELTIC VS. ANGLO-SAXON IDENTITYwales ≠ England Largest British country; Wessex · Mercia · London
Phrases
Prince of Wales (Title for UK successor); Princess of Wales (Welsh heir's consort title); New South Wales (Australian state containing Sydney); South Wales (Southern Welsh region); North Wales (Upper portion of Celtic nation); patron saint of wales
Categories
british nations; ship parts: hull, keel, deck, mast, bow; corduroy features: ribs, ridges, texture, pile, grooves; shoring: shoring, props, struts, braces, bracing
Family
wale, New South Wales
- Familiarity
- Top 1,000,000
- Profile
- Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G