vale /veɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] literary
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: val , from Latin valles ]
1 . a broad low valley
2 . a/the/this vale of tears an expression used to mean the difficulties of life
vale /veɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] literary
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: val , from Latin valles ]
1 . a broad low valley
2 . a/the/this vale of tears an expression used to mean the difficulties of life
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012