Mound vs Weal - What's the difference?
mound | weal | Related terms |
(obsolete, anatomy, measurement, figuratively) A hand.
(obsolete) A protection; restraint; curb.
(obsolete) A helmet.
(obsolete) Might; size.
An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart.
A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
(baseball) Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.
A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross.
(US, vulgar, slang) The mons veneris.
To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to.
To force or pile into a mound or mounds.
(obsolete) Wealth, riches.
* Francis Bacon
* Milton
Specifically, the general happiness of a community, country etc. (often with qualifying word).
* Macaulay
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, passage=The austerity of my tone seemed to touch a nerve and kindle the fire that always slept in this vermilion-headed menace to the common weal [...].}}
* 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 372:
a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip; a welt.
Mound is a related term of weal.
As nouns the difference between mound and weal
is that mound is moon while weal is (obsolete) wealth, riches or weal can be a raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by stroke of rod or whip; a welt.As a verb weal is
to mark with stripes; to wale.mound
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (part of regalia) globus cruciger, globe, orbDerived terms
* (l)Verb
(en verb)- He mounded up his mashed potatoes so they left more space on the plate for the meat.
See also
* (wikipedia "mound") *weal
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- as we love the weal of our souls and bodies
- to him linked in weal or woe
- Never was there a time when it more concerned the public weal that the character of the Parliament should stand high.
- Louis could aim to restyle himself the first among citizens, viewing virtuous attachment to the public weal as his most important kingly duty.