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wale - Saw it on Wordsmith this week.

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Marilyne, wale is the measurement of corduroy.  Wide wale is the far apart up and down stripes and narrow wale is the very thin up and down.  It kind of determines the thickness of the fabric.

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Jane - Corduroy was one example that they gave on Wordsmith

noun 1. A streak mark raised on the skin, as by a whip.
   2. One of the series of ribs in a fabric such as corduroy.
   3. A plank along the side of a wooden ship.
   4. A horizontal band or strip, for example, around a woven basket.
verb tr.:   1. To mark with wales.
   2. To fasten or secure

Now we know more than we ever wanted to know about wale!

My father used to say "If you don't learn something new every day, you might as well turn up your toes and die".  I guess we're all safe today!

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