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welt

  [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.
3. Shoemaking.
a. 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.
b. a strip, usually of leather, that ornaments a shoe.
4. a strengthening or ornamental finish along a seam, the edge of a garment, etc.
5. 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)
6. to beat soundly, as with a stick or whip.
7. to furnish or supply (a shoe or garment) with a welt or welts; sew a welt on to.
–verb (used without object)
8. to be marked with or develop welts.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME welte, walt shoemaker's welt, OE wælt (thigh) sinew
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welt   (wělt)   
n.  

  1. A strip, as of leather or other material, stitched into a shoe between the sole and the upper.

  2. A tape or covered cord sewn into a seam as reinforcement or trimming.

    1. A ridge or bump on the skin caused by a lash or blow or sometimes by an allergic reaction.

    2. A lash or blow producing such a mark.

tr.v.   welt·ed, welt·ing, welts

  1. To reinforce or trim with a welt.

  2. To beat severely; flog.

  3. To raise welts or a welt on.


[Middle English welte.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

welt  (n.)
c.1425, a shoemaker's term, perhaps related to M.E. welten "to overturn, roll over" (c.1300), from O.N. velta "to roll" (related to welter (v.)). Meaning "ridge on the skin from a wound" is first recorded 1800.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: welt
Pronunciation: 'welt
Function: noun
: a ridge or lump raised on the body usually by a blow
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

welt (wělt)
n.

  1. A ridge or bump on the skin caused by a lash or blow or sometimes by an allergic reaction.

  2. See wheal.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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