noun
weal
WEEL/wiːl/
A raised mark on the skin caused by a blow or irritation.
A long pink weal stands out on the woman's forearm.
Etymology
Old English walu named a ridge or bank of earth or stone. The meaning shifted to a ridge raised on flesh by a lash—the skin mark now called a weal.
In context
Many a bloody weal sprang up on their sides and shoulders, but they kept on striving with might and main for victory and to win the tripod.
More examples
- The tight strap leaves a red weal across his shoulder.
- Raised weals appear where the nettles brush her legs.
- The blow leaves a painful weal on his back.
Forms
weal · weals