WELT

welt

(noun) a raised or strengthened seam

wale, welt, weal, wheal

(noun) a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

welt

(verb) put a welt on; “welt the shoes”

flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce

(verb) beat severely with a whip or rod; “The teacher often flogged the students”; “The children were severely trounced”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Verb

welt (third-person singular simple present welts, present participle welting, simple past and past participle welted)

(intransitive, obsolete) To roll; revolve

Etymology 2

Noun

welt (plural welts)

A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow; a wheal or weal.

(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.

A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.

In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.

In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.

In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.

(heraldry) A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.

A feature resembling a welt.

Verb

welt (third-person singular simple present welts, present participle welting, simple past and past participle welted)

To cause to have welts, to beat.

To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce.

Etymology 3

Verb

welt (third-person singular simple present welts, present participle welting, simple past and past participle welted)

(UK, dialect, archaic, intransitive) To decay.

(UK, dialect, archaic, intransitive) To become stringy.

Source: Wiktionary

Welt, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: 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).

Welt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Welted; p. pr. & vb. n. Welting.]

Definition: To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve.

Welt, v. t.

Definition: To wilt. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition