welt

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noun
  1. a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.

  2. a blow producing such a ridge or wale.

  1. Shoemaking.

    • a strip, as of leather, set in between the outsole of a shoe and the edges of its insole and upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.

    • a strip, usually of leather, that ornaments a shoe.

  2. a strengthening or ornamental finish along a seam, the edge of a garment, etc.

  3. a seam in which one edge is cut close to the stitching line and covered by the other edge, which is stitched over it.

verb (used with object)
  1. to beat soundly, as with a stick or whip.

  2. to furnish or supply (a shoe or garment) with a welt or welts; sew a welt on to.

verb (used without object)
  1. to be marked with or develop welts.

Origin of welt

1
1375–1425; late Middle English welte, walt shoemaker's welt, Old English wælt (thigh) sinew

Other words from welt

  • un·welt·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for welt

welt

/ (wɛlt) /


noun
  1. a raised or strengthened seam or edge, sewn in or on a knitted garment

  2. another word for weal 1

  1. (in shoemaking) a strip of leather, etc, put in between the outer sole and the inner sole and upper

verb(tr)
  1. to put a welt in (a garment, etc)

  2. to beat or flog soundly

Origin of welt

1
C15: origin unknown

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