vale

plural vales

1. poeticA valley.

   Beyond this vale of tears / There is a life above,

   a. 1854, James Montgomery, “Hymn 214”, in The Issues of Life and Death

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   In those fair vales, by nature form'd to please, / Where Guadalquiver serpentines with ease,

   1767, Walter Harte, “The Vision of Death”, in The Works of the English Poets, volume 16, published 1810, page 370

   "Make me a cottage in the vale," she said, / "Where I may mourn and pray.

   1832, Alfred Tennyson, The Palace of Art

   The short sweet turfage of the hills renders "Portland mutton" almost as famous as Welsh, while the luxuriance of the vales lends itself to the breeding of fine cattle.

   1910, Arthur L. Salmon, Dorset, page 6

   But now a cry went up, passing up the wind from the south from vale to vale, and Elves and Men lifted their voices in wonder and joy.

   1977, J. R. R. Tolkien, “Of the Fifth Battle”, in The Silmarillion

   Synonyms: dale, valley, combe, dale, dell, slade · Antonyms: hill

1. usually seen in obituariesFarewell.

   Vale, Sarah Smith

1. informalball gamesPort Vale FC.

1. A place in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina.
   2. A small area of Catawba County, North Carolina.
   3. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, North Carolina.
   4. A city, the county seat of Malheur County, Oregon.
   5. A census-designated place and township in Butte County, South Dakota.
   6. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
2. A small settlement near Cornholme, Todmorden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9126).

plural Vales

1. A surname.