vale

[veyl]

noun

1. a valley.

2. the world, or mortal or earthly life.

   this vale of tears.

vale

¹

/ veɪl /

noun

1. a literary word for valley

vale

²

/ ˈvɑːleɪ /

1. farewell; goodbye

Word History and Origins

Origin of vale¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old French val, from Latin vallem, accusative of vallis, vallēs “valley”

Word History and Origins

Origin of vale¹

C13: from Old French val, from Latin vallis valley

Example Sentences

It is but a short step from viewing life as a vale of tears to calling modern medicine junk science and mandatory seat belt use an oppression by the Safety Nazis.

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"Though I walk through death's dark vale, yet will I fear none ill."

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Daphne du Maurier set the opening scene of her novel The Glass-Blowers on the terrace of the house, and it is still there much as it was, hidden amid the wooded vales and pastures.

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From my seat I could look down on Thornfield: the grey and battlemented hall was the principal object in the vale below me; its woods and dark rookery rose against the west.

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“The NRF forces are present in all strategic positions across the vale to continue the fight,” the group said in a statement on Twitter.

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