weal

  • 21weal — [[t]wi͟ːl[/t]] weals N COUNT A weal is a swelling made on someone s skin by a blow, especially from something sharp or thin such as a sword or whip. [BRIT] ...the red weals left across his chest by the strap. Syn: welt (in AM, use welt) …

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  • 22weal — 1. n. & v. n. a ridge raised on the flesh by a stroke of a rod or whip. v.tr. mark with a weal. Etymology: var. of WALE, infl. by obs. wheal suppurate 2. n. literary welfare, prosperity; good fortune. Etymology: OE wela f. WG (as WELL(1)) …

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  • 23Weal-balanced — Weal bal anced, a. Balanced or considered with reference to public weal. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 24weal-balanced — wealˈ balanced adjective (Shakespeare, Measure for Measure IV.3.96) • • • Main Entry: ↑weal …

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  • 25weal and woe —    This expression refers to the good and bad times, the joys and sorrows, or prosperity and misfortune.     We all get our share of weal and woe in life …

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  • 26weal — I. noun Etymology: Middle English wele, from Old English wela; akin to Old English wel well Date: before 12th century 1. a sound, healthy, or prosperous state ; well being 2. obsolete body politic, commonweal II …

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  • 27WEAL — * AM 1510, Greensboro, North Carolina (Community » Radio Stations) …

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  • 28weal — Synonyms and related words: Easy Street, affluence, bed of roses, birthmark, blackhead, bleb, blemish, blister, bulla, check, cicatrix, clover, comedo, comfort, crack, crater, craze, defacement, defect, deformation, deformity, disfiguration,… …

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  • 29weal — 1. see weall; 2. see wæl see wealh …

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  • 30weal- — see weall , wel …

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