'Weal' definitions:

Definition of 'weal'

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noun
A raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions [syn: wale, welt, weal, wheal]

Definition of 'Weal'

From: GCIDE
  • Weal \Weal\, n. The mark of a stripe. See Wale. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Weal'

From: GCIDE
  • Weal \Weal\, v. t. To mark with stripes. See Wale. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Weal'

From: GCIDE
  • Weal \Weal\, n. [OE. wele, AS. wela, weola, wealth, from wel well. See Well, adv., and cf. Wealth.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare. [1913 Webster]
  • God . . . grant you wele and prosperity. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • As we love the weal of our souls and bodies. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • To him linked in weal or woe. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Never was there a time when it more concerned the public weal that the character of the Parliament should stand high. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The body politic; the state; common wealth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • The special watchmen of our English weal. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Weal'

From: GCIDE
  • Weal \Weal\, v. t. To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]

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