n. [ AS. dæl; akin to LG., D., Sw., Dan., OS., & Goth. dal, Icel. dalr, OHG. tal, G. thal, and perh. to Gr.
Where mountaines rise, umbrageous dales descend. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a genus of plants including the indigo bush.
n.;
the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. [ PJC ]