bale : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bale	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for bale
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bale n a large bundle bound for storage or transport a city in northwestern Switzerland Synonym(s): Basel, Basle, Bale v make into a bale; "bale hay"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bale \Bale\, 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. {Bale of dice}, a pair of dice. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bale \Bale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baled} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Baling}.] To make up in a bale. --Goldsmith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bale \Bale\ (b[amac]l), n. [AS. bealo, bealu, balu; akin to OS. balu, OHG. balo, Icel. b[94]l, 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]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bale \Bale\, v. t. See {Bail}, v. t., to lade.