heald

H4E1A1L1D2

noun

Heddle.

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

heald1

nounheald (plural healds)

plural healds

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hield.
  2. businessHeddle.
verbheald (third-person singular simple present healds, present participle healding, simple past and past participle healded)

present singular third person healds · participle present healding · participle past healded · past healded

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hield.

Heald2

proper nounHeald (plural Healds)

plural Healds

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Origin

English surname, from the Old English noun hielde (“hill, slope”) (see -heald).

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APA

heald. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heald

MLA

“heald.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heald. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heald,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heald.

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