wide wale
A pair of wide wale corduroy trousers is draped over the back of a wooden chair.
Noun: - A type of corduroy fabric characterized by having prominent, broad ribs or cords. The "wale" refers to the raised, parallel lines (ribs) in the textile, and "wide" specifies that these ribs are of a larger, more noticeable width compared to standard corduroy.
This term is used specifically to describe a category of corduroy fabric. It functions as a compound noun acting as a material descriptor. - It is commonly used in the contexts of fashion, textiles, and interior design. - It is typically used attributively (before another noun) to specify the type of material.
- As a material descriptor:
- He preferred the look and feel of wide wale corduroy for his winter trousers.
- The sofa was upholstered in a durable wide wale fabric.
- The term can be used metonymically to refer to a garment made from this fabric.
- His favorite jacket is a brown wide wale.
- Corduroy: The general category of fabric to which wide wale belongs.
- Pinwale / Needlecord: Corduroy with very fine, narrow ribs, which is the opposite of wide wale.
- Mid-wale: Corduroy with ribs of a medium width.
- Broad-rib corduroy
- Large-wale corduroy
This term has a single, specific meaning related to textile manufacturing and description. It does not have idiomatic or phrasal verb uses.
A pair of wide wale corduroy trousers is draped over the back of a wooden chair.
- corduroy with wide ribs