bales
|bales|
/beɪlz/
(bale)
tightly bound bundle
Etymology
'bale' (noun) originates from Old English, specifically the word 'bæle' meaning 'bundle' or 'pack'.
'bale' changed from Old English 'bæle' into Middle English forms like 'bale' or 'bal', and eventually became the modern English word 'bale'.
Initially it meant 'a bundle or pack'; over time this core meaning has largely remained the same, referring to a large bound bundle for storage or transport.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural of 'bale': a large bundle of goods (such as hay, cotton, paper) tightly bound for storage or transport.
The farmer stacked the bales in the barn.
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Noun 2
(archaic) 'bales' as plural of 'bale' meaning troubles or calamities (rare/archaic).
In old texts they spoke of many bales that befell the land.
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