welt
v.
whip, flog; sew a border or a reinforcement on a seam; strengthen joint between sole and upper of shoe with piece of leather
n.
strip of leather on shoe; bump on skin (from a lash, bite etc.); border of garment, reinforcement of a seam
Welt
Welt (die)
n.
world, planet or globe; particular part of Earth; planet Earth; universe, cosmos; humankind; general public, public as a whole; everything
welt
cosmo, universe, world
wellen
v.
weld
Welt
(v. t.)
To wilt.
(v. t.)
To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve.
(n.)
That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it
(n.)
In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
(n.)
In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a shoe, between the upper leather and sole.
(n.)
In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
(n.)
In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
(n.)
A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
(n.)
A hem, border, or fringe.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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