wale, welt, weal, wheal
(noun) a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wheal (plural wheals)
A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.
• (small raised swelling on the skin): wale, weal, welt
wheal (third-person singular simple present wheals, present participle whealing, simple past and past participle whealed)
(uncommon) synonym of wale.
wheal (plural wheals)
(UK, dialect, Cornwall, mining) A mine.
Chiefly appears in the names of mines in Cornwall and Devon.
• Whale, whale
Source: Wiktionary
Wheal, n. Etym: [OE. whele, AS. hwele putrefaction, hwelian to putrefy.]
Definition: A pustule; a whelk. Wiseman.
Wheal, n. Etym: [Cf. Wale.]
1. A more or less elongated mark raised by a stroke; also, a similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale.
2. Specifically (Med.), a flat, burning or itching eminence on the skin, such as is produced by a mosquito bite, or in urticaria.
Wheal, n. Etym: [Cornish hwel.] (Mining)
Definition: A mine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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