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Welt Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Welt? [n] a raised or strengthened seam [n] a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions [v] put a welt on; of garments or shoes [v] beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Welt: flog \| lash \| lather \| slash \| strap \| trounce \| wale \| weal \| wheal \| whip Related Terms \| Find terms related to Welt: See Also \| add \| beat \| beat up \| birch \| cat \| cowhide \| flagellate \| harm \| horsewhip \| hurt \| injury \| scourge \| seam \| switch \| trauma \| work over Welt In Webster's Dictionary \Welt\, n. [OE. welte, probably fr. W. gwald a hem, a welt, gwaldu to welt or to hem.] 1. That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it; as; (a) A small cord covered with cloth and sewed on a seam or border to strengthen it; an edge of cloth folded on itself, usually over a cord, and sewed down. (b) A hem, border, or fringe. [Obs.] (c) In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a shoe, between the upper leather and sole. (d) In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint. (e) In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it. (f) In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed. 2. (Her.) A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends. {Welt joint}, a joint, as of plates, made with a welt, instead of by overlapping the edges. See {Weld}, n., 1 (d) . \Welt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Welted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Welting}.] To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve. \Welt\, v. t. To wilt. [R.]

Welt Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Welt?

[n] a raised or strengthened seam
[n] a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
[v] put a welt on; of garments or shoes
[v] beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

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Welt In Webster's Dictionary

\Welt\, n. [OE. welte, probably fr. W. gwald a hem, a welt,
gwaldu to welt or to hem.]
1. That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge
   or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it; as;
   (a) A small cord covered with cloth and sewed on a seam or
       border to strengthen it; an edge of cloth folded on
       itself, usually over a cord, and sewed down.
   (b) A hem, border, or fringe. [Obs.]
   (c) In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a
       shoe, between the upper leather and sole.
   (d) In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted
       upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
   (e) In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush
       seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
   (f) In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which
       the heel is formed.

2. (Her.) A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not
   extending around the ends.

{Welt joint}, a joint, as of plates, made with a welt,
   instead of by overlapping the edges. See {Weld}, n., 1
   (d) .


\Welt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Welted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Welting}.]
To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to
welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve.


\Welt\, v. t.
To wilt. [R.]

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