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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Gale \Gale\, n. [OE. gal. See {Gale} wind.] A song or story. [Obs.] --Toone. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Gale \Gale\, v. i. (Naut.) To sale, or sail fast. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Gale \Gale\, v. i. [AS. galan. See 1st {Gale}.] To sing. [Obs.] [bd]Can he cry and gale.[b8] --Court of Love. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Gale \Gale\, n. [AS. gagel, akin to D. gagel.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Myrica}, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale ({Myrica Gale}) is found both in Europe and in America. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Gale \Gale\, n. [Cf. {Gabel}.] The payment of a rent or annuity. [Eng.] --Mozley & W. {Gale day}, the day on which rent or interest is due. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Gale \Gale\ (g[amac]l), n. [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. gal furious, Icel. galinn, cf. Icel. gala to sing, AS. galan to sing, Icel. galdr song, witchcraft, AS. galdor charm, sorcery, E. nightingale; also, Icel. gj[omac]la gust of wind, gola breeze. Cf. {Yell}.] 1. A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called {tempests}. Note: Gales have a velocity of from about eighteen ([bd]moderate[b8]) to about eighty ([bd]very heavy[b8]) miles an our. --Sir. W. S. Harris. 2. A moderate current of air; a breeze. A little gale will soon disperse that cloud. --Shak. And winds of gentlest gale Arabian odors fanned From their soft wings. --Milton. 3. A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity. The ladies, laughing heartily, were fast getting into what, in New England, is sometimes called a gale. --Brooke (Eastford). {Topgallant gale} (Naut.), one in which a ship may carry her topgallant sails. | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Gale, IL Zip code(s): 62990 | |
