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welt |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Welt \Welt\, v. t. To wilt. [R.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Welt \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Welt \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 . From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: welt n 1: a raised mark on the skin (as produced by a blow) [syn: {wale}, {weal}, {wheal}] 2: a raised or strengthened seam v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students" [syn: {flog}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {strap}, {trounce}] 2: put a welt on of garments or shoes
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