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weld

1[weld]
–verb (used with object)
1. to unite or fuse (as pieces of metal) by hammering, compressing, or the like, esp. after rendering soft or pasty by heat, and sometimes with the addition of fusible material like or unlike the pieces to be united.
2. to bring into complete union, harmony, agreement, etc.
–verb (used without object)
3. to undergo welding; be capable of being welded: a metal that welds easily.
–noun
4. a welded junction or joint.
5. the act of welding or the state of being welded.

Origin:
1590–1600; var. of well 2 in obs. sense “to boil, weld”


weld⋅a⋅ble, adjective
weld⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
welder, weldor, noun
weldless, adjective
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weld·er   (wěl'dər)   
n.  
  1. also wel·dor (-dər) A person who welds, especially as a profession.

  2. A device that is used for welding.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

weld  (n.)
plant (Resedo luteola) producing yellow dye, c.1374, from O.E. *wealde, perhaps a variant of O.E. wald "forest" (cf. M.L.G. walde, M.Du. woude). Sp. gualda, Fr. gaude are Gmc. loan-words.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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