*dale*

n. [ Bid + ale. ] An invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity for his relief. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Designating furniture designed, or like that designed, by Thomas Chippendale, an English cabinetmaker of the 18th century. Chippendale furniture was generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved rococo ornamentation, sculptured either in the solid wood or, in the cheaper specimens, separately and glued on. In the more elaborate pieces three types are recognized:
French Chippendale, having much detail, like Louis Quatorze and Louis Quinze;
Chinese Chippendale, marked by latticework and pagodalike pediments; and
Gothic Chippendale, attempting to adapt medieval details. The forms, as of the cabriole and chairbacks, often resemble Queen Anne. In chairs, the seat is widened at the front, and the back toward the top widened and bent backward, except in Chinese Chippendale, in which the backs are usually rectangular. -- Chip"pen*dal*ism n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

It must be clearly and unmistakably understood, then, that, whenever painted (that is to say, decorated with painted enrichment) or inlaid furniture is described as Chippendale, no matter where or by whom, it is a million chances to one that the description is incorrect. R. D. Benn. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. One of a breed of heavy draft horses originally from Clydesdale, Scotland. They are about sixteen hands high and usually brown or bay. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. One of a breed of small silky-haired terriers related to, but smaller than, the Skye terrier, having smaller and perfectly erect ears. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. an order of primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the Mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms.
Syn. -- order Cycadales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ AS. dæl; akin to LG., D., Sw., Dan., OS., & Goth. dal, Icel. dalr, OHG. tal, G. thal, and perh. to Gr. qo`los a rotunda, Skr. dhāra depth. Cf. Dell. ] 1. A low place between hills; a vale or valley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where mountaines rise, umbrageous dales descend. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of plants including the indigo bush.
Syn. -- genus Dalea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Dalesmen One living in a dale; -- a term applied particularly to the inhabitants of the valleys in the north of England, Norway, etc. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. [ PJC ]

n. A farthingale. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. gilgan to pay + E. ale. See Yield, v. t., and Ale. ] A drinking bout in which every one pays an equal share. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ from the older spelling Kamtschatka for Kamchatka. ] (Ethnol.) An aboriginal tribe inhabiting the southern part of the Kamchatka peninsula; called also Kamchadals and Itelmen. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

prop. n. A small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies: puffpalls; earthstars.
Syn. -- order Lycoperdales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An order of fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: the seed ferns.
Syn. -- Cycadofilicales, order Cycadofilicales, order Lyginopteridales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From Mary Magdalene, traditionally reported to have been the repentant sinner forgiven by Christ. See Luke vii. 36. ] A reformed prostitute. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; crumb of bread, fr. &unr_; to knead. ] (Med.) A medicine in the form of a roll, a esp. a roll of plaster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small medal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. myda^n to be clammy (from decay). ] (Physiol. Chem.) A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhoea, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation. Brieger. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. An order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds, and including the families Orchidaceae and Burmanniaceae.
Syn. -- order Orchidales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. pardalis, Gr. pa`rdalis. Cf. Pard. ] (Zool.) A leopard. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle.
Syn. -- pedaller. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Dan. See Rix-dollar. ] A Danish coin worth about fifty-four cents. It was the former unit of value in Denmark. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sw. See Rix-dollar. ] A Swedish coin worth about twenty-seven cents. It was formerly the unit of value in Sweden. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. A Dutch silver coin, worth about $1.00. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Wearing sandals. [ 1913 Webster ]

The measured footfalls of his sandaled feet. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Made like a sandal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & a. etc. [ Icel. ōðal allodium, an hereditary estate; akin to Sw. odal allodial, Dan. odel. ] Vars. of Odal, etc.; property held by udal, or allodial, right -- Obs. exc. in Shetland and the Orkney Islands, where udal designates a freehold, land held in fee simple without any charter and free of any feudal character. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]