welt
a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
a blow producing such a ridge or wale.
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.
a strengthening or ornamental finish along a seam, the edge of a garment, etc.
a seam in which one edge is cut close to the stitching line and covered by the other edge, which is stitched over it.
to beat soundly, as with a stick or whip.
to furnish or supply (a shoe or garment) with a welt or welts; sew a welt on to.
to be marked with or develop welts.
Origin of welt
1Other words from welt
- un·welt·ed, adjective
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How to use welt in a sentence
In roughly two weeks, his skin welts and rashes “improved significantly,” with “steady improvement over the subsequent months,” the authors wrote.
A Virus Just Wiped Out Antibiotic-Resistant Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient | Shelly Fan | May 10, 2022 | Singularity HubOne of the officers drove her to the local hospital, where, records show, a nurse documented 15 bruises, welts and lacerations on her arm, face and torso.
“The Liberty Way”: How Liberty University Discourages and Dismisses Students’ Reports of Sexual Assaults | by Hannah Dreyfus, photography by Sarah Blesener for ProPublica | October 24, 2021 | ProPublicaIn recent days, Afghan social media has swirled with photos of men and women, showing fresh welts from being beaten by Taliban mobs for not dressing according to Islamic custom.
He stuck his index finger in the red welt around the spot where bin Laden shot me.
They have two front welt pockets, two back welt pockets, two hook closures at the waist, and a zipper fly.
Idaho Woman Who Gave Birth on Highway: ‘I Had to Pull My Pants Down to Get the Baby Out’ | Dale Eisinger | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I can already feel the welt rising up, the swelling closing my eye.
Come On, ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Can Handle More Violence | Sujay Kumar | November 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom there, the Madsen story spidered out to Die welt, the Sacramento Bee, Corriere Della Sera, and countless others.
There was a red welt on her neck, purple-marked on its ridge where the rawhide had almost cut her tender skin.
The Flockmaster of Poison Creek | George W. OgdenIn the following year of 1871, Goodyear invented his welt shoe-sewing machine and Maddox made his epochal discovery.
Invention | Bradley A. FiskeThe chap tried to drive us off, and we lost and near done for, and he hit me a welt on top of all.
The Beach of Dreams | H. De Vere StacpooleYou have dared to call him by words every letter of which would have left a welt on your shoulders if uttered in his hearing.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) | Charles James LeverBonzje ht still gelebt un' is' still gestorben; wie a Schatten is' er durch durch unser welt.
British Dictionary definitions for welt
/ (wɛlt) /
a raised or strengthened seam or edge, sewn in or on a knitted garment
another word for weal 1
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather, etc, put in between the outer sole and the inner sole and upper
to put a welt in (a garment, etc)
to beat or flog soundly
Origin of welt
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