■ noun
1》 a ridge on a textured woven fabric such as corduroy.
2》 Nautical a horizontal wooden strip fitted as strengthening to a boat's side.
3》 a horizontal band around a woven basket.
Origin
OE walu 'stripe, weal'.
■ noun
1》 a ridge on a textured woven fabric such as corduroy.
2》 Nautical a horizontal wooden strip fitted as strengthening to a boat's side.
3》 a horizontal band around a woven basket.
Origin
OE walu 'stripe, weal'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004