Definition of bale

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Bale (n.) Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.

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Lambale :: Lambale (n.) A feast at the time of shearing lambs.
Baleful :: Baleful (a.) Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive.
Whalebone :: Whalebone (n.) A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes. See Baleen..
Whale :: Whale (n.) Any aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly one hundred feet long. Whales are hunted chiefly for their oil and baleen, or whalebone..
Steeve :: Steeve (v. t.) To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b)..
Arblast :: Arblast (n.) A crossbow. See Arbalest.
Bale :: Bale (n.) 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..
Arbalest :: Arbalest (n.) Alt. of Arbalis.
Bale :: Bale (v. t.) To make up in a bale.
Sarplar :: Sarplar (n.) A large bale or package of wool, containing eighty tods, or 2,240 pounds, in weight..
Steeving :: Steeve (n.) A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly..
Balefire :: Balefire (n.) A signal fire; an alarm fire.
Rope :: Rope (v. t.) To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a bale of goods..
Pelotage :: Pelotage (n.) Packs or bales of Spanish wool.
Press :: Press (v.) To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus, in order to compact, make dense, or smooth; as, to press cotton bales, paper, etc.; to smooth by ironing; as, to press clothes..
Bale :: Bale (n.) Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury..
Disaster :: Disaster (n.) An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent..
Balefulness :: Balefulness (n.) The quality or state of being baleful.
Ceroon :: Ceroon (n.) A bale or package. covered with hide, or with wood bound with hide; as, a ceroon of indigo, cochineal, etc..
Baleen :: Baleen (n.) Plates or blades of whalebone, from two to twelve feet long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales (Balaenoidea) are attached side by side along the upper jaw, and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is retained in the mouth..
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