1825–35, < Canadian French, plural of French dial. (Normandy) dalle literally, sink ≪ Germanic; compare Old English dæl dale
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Such a rock gorge is in itself a thing of beauty, but in the dalles there are many minor features which enhance the charm of the whole.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Atwood, Wallace W.
They had continued to follow the stone dalles of the embankment and were now near the end of the Quai; he stopped short again, and again stared at the mountains.
From A Woman's Will by Caliga, I. H. (Isaac Henry)
But not all the present route of the river through the dalles has been followed throughout the entire postglacial history of the stream.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Atwood, Wallace W.
The walls of sandstone weather in a peculiar manner at some points in the Lower dalles, as shown on Plate XXX.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Atwood, Wallace W.
These plates, in French, dalles, give the spot its name.
From Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers by Bulfinch, Thomas
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