Dale
[deɪl] or [del]
Definition
(n.) A low place between hills; a vale or valley.
(n.) A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.
Typed by Dido
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Vale, valley, bottom, dell, glen, dingle.
Checker: Spenser
Definition
n. the low ground between hills: the valley through which a river flows.—n. Dales′man specifically an inhabitant of the dales of the Lake District.
Checker: Mara
Examples
- Edward Dale saw him at the Opera. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- My young friends Dale and Spiggot do all my business for me now, until my new offices are ready; for I'm only here temporarily, you know, Captain. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And warn't it me as had been tried afore, and as had been know'd up hill and down dale in Bridewells and Lock-Ups! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- At last she recollected that she had been travelling, and they talked of Matlock and Dove Dale with great perseverance. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Miss Keeldar, just stand still now, and look down at Nunnely dale and wood. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I tell thee, Allan-a-Dale, said the Hermit, I saw Athelstane of Coningsburgh as much as bodily eyes ever saw a living man. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Only give Edward Dale any encouragement, and you'll see. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It is impossible that Allan-a-Dale can have thus treated a man of your reverend bearing, replied the Captain. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Devoutly spoken, said Locksley; and where is Allan-a-Dale? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Checked by Leroy