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Webster 1913 Edition
Bale
Bale
(bāl)
, Noun.
[OE.
bale
, OF. bale
, F. balle
, LL. bala
, fr. OHG. balla
, palla
, pallo
, G. ball
, balle
, ballen
, ball, round pack; cf. D. baal
. Cf. Ball
a round body.] A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw, hay, etc., put up compactly for transportation.
Bale of dice
, a pair of dice.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.
Bale
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Baled
(bāld)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Baling
.] To make up in a bale.
Goldsmith.
Bale
(bāl)
, Noun.
[AS.
bealo
, bealu
, balu
; akin to OS. balu
, OHG. balo
, Icel. böl
, Goth. balweins
.] 1.
Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.
Let now your bliss be turned into
bale
. Spenser.
2.
Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury.
[Now chiefly poetic]
Webster 1828 Edition
Bale
BALE
, n.[Heb. to bind, to pledge, and its derivative.]1.
A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for carriage or transportation.2.
Formerly, a pair of diceBALE
,Verb.
T.
BALE
,Noun.
Misery; calamity.