welt
/wษlt/IPA: /W EH1 L T/
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To roll; revolve
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A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow; a wheal or weal.
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(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.
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A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.
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In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
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In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
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In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
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A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
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A feature resembling a welt.
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To cause to have welts, to beat.
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To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce.
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To decay.
- 2
To become stringy.
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