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bale
1[ beyl ]
noun
- a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
a bale of cotton; a bale of hay.
- a group of turtles.
verb (used with object)
, baled, bal·ing.
- to make or form into bales:
to bale wastepaper for disposal.
bale
2[ beyl ]
noun
, Archaic.
- evil; harm; misfortune.
- woe; misery; sorrow.
bale
3[ beyl ]
noun
bale
4[ beyl ]
verb (used with or without object)
, baled, bal·ing.
- a spelling variant of bail 3( defs 1, 2, 4 ).
Bâle
5[ bahl ]
noun
- French name of Basel.
bale
1/ beɪl /
noun
- a large bundle, esp of a raw or partially processed material, bound by ropes, wires, etc, for storage or transportation
bale of hay
- a large package or carton of goods
- 500 pounds of cotton
- a group of turtles
- See wool baleSee wool bale
verb
- to make (hay, etc) into a bale or bales
- to put (goods) into packages or cartons
- to pack and compress (wool) into wool bales
bale
3/ beɪl /
noun
- evil; injury
- woe; suffering; pain
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Other Words From
- baleless adjective
- baler noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bale1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-Latin bala, Anglo-French bale “pack, bale,” from unattested Frankish balla; compare Old High German balo, akin to balla; ball 1
Origin of bale2
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English bealu, balu; cognate with Old Norse bǫl, Old Saxon balu, Old High German balo, Gothic balw-; akin to Russian bolʾ “pain”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bale1
C14: probably from Old French bale , from Old High German balla ball 1
Origin of bale2
Old English bealu ; related to Old Norse böl evil, Gothic balwa , Old High German balo
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