From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bale \Bale\ (b[=a]l), n. [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.
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{Bale of dice}, a pair of dice. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bale \Bale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baled} (b[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb.
n. {Baling}.]
To make up in a bale. --Goldsmith.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bale \Bale\, v. t.
See {Bail}, v. t., to lade.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bale \Bale\ (b[=a]l), n. [AS. bealo, bealu, balu; akin to OS.
balu, OHG. balo, Icel. b["o]l, Goth. balweins.]
1. Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.
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Let now your bliss be turned into bale. --Spenser.
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2. Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing
great injury. [Now chiefly poetic]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bale
n 1: a large bundle bound for storage or transport
2: a city in northwestern Switzerland [syn: {Basel}, {Basle},
{Bale}]
v 1: make into a bale; "bale hay"
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