wide wale

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   corduroy with wide ribs

   Broadercord

Questions about wide wale

What does wide wale mean?

wide wale means "corduroy with wide ribs".

Is wide wale a common word?

wide wale is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.