Meaning & use
Weals
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Raised, reddish marks or ridges on the skin, typically caused by a blow or an allergic reaction.
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The whip left angry weals across the prisoner's back.
Her arm broke out in itchy weals after she brushed against the nettles.
A note on using this word
Weal in this sense is a variant spelling of 'wheal' and is distinct from the older, unrelated word 'weal' meaning general welfare, as in 'the public weal.'
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Archaic: general welfare or well-being, especially of a community.
The statesman claimed to act always for the public weal.
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