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[wiːl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure
(e.g: she slapped his cheek and a bright red weal sprang up on it)
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Origin
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early 19th century: variant of wale, influenced by obsolete wheal ‘suppurate’
[wiːl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- mark with a weal
(e.g: his neck was wealed and raw)
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Origin
:
early 19th century: variant of wale, influenced by obsolete wheal ‘suppurate’
[wiːl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- that which is best for someone or something
(e.g: I am holding this trial behind closed doors in the public weal)
Phrases:
- the common weal
Origin
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Old English wela ‘wealth, well-being’, of West Germanic origin; related to well
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