EMBALE

Etymology

Verb

embale (third-person singular simple present embales, present participle embaling, simple past and past participle embaled)

(obsolete, transitive) To make up into a bale or pack.

(obsolete, transitive) To bind up; to enclose.

Anagrams

• Ambele, mabele

Source: Wiktionary


Em*bale", v. t. Etym: [F. emballer; pref. em- (L. in) + balle bale. See 1st Bale.] [Obs.]

1. To make up into a bale or pack. Johnson.

2. To bind up; to inclose. Legs . . . embaled in golden buskins. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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