welt

[ welt ]

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.
   1. 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.
   2. 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)

1. to beat soundly, as with a stick or whip.
2. to furnish or supply (a shoe or garment) with a welt or welts; sew a welt on to.

verb (used without object)

1. to be marked with or develop welts.

welt

/ wɛlt /

noun

1. a raised or strengthened seam or edge, sewn in or on a knitted garment
2. See weal
   another word for weal 1
3. (in shoemaking) a strip of leather, etc, put in between the outer sole and the inner sole and upper

verb

1. to put a welt in (a garment, etc)
2. to beat or flog soundly

Other Words From

• un·welted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of welt¹

1375–1425; late Middle English welte, walt shoemaker's welt, Old English wælt (thigh) sinew

Word History and Origins

Origin of welt¹

C15: origin unknown

Example Sentences

In roughly two weeks, his skin welts and rashes “improved significantly,” with “steady improvement over the subsequent months,” the authors wrote.

From Singularity Hub 

One 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.

From ProPublica

In 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.

From Time

He stuck his index finger in the red welt around the spot where bin Laden shot me.

From The Daily Beast

They have two front welt pockets, two back welt pockets, two hook closures at the waist, and a zipper fly.

From The Daily Beast

I can already feel the welt rising up, the swelling closing my eye.

From The Daily Beast

From there, the Madsen story spidered out to Die Welt, the Sacramento Bee, Corriere Della Sera, and countless others.

From The Daily Beast

There was a red welt on her neck, purple-marked on its ridge where the rawhide had almost cut her tender skin.

From Project Gutenberg

In the following year of 1871, Goodyear invented his welt shoe-sewing machine and Maddox made his epochal discovery.

From Project Gutenberg

The chap tried to drive us off, and we lost and near done for, and he hit me a welt on top of all.

From Project Gutenberg

You have dared to call him by words every letter of which would have left a welt on your shoulders if uttered in his hearing.

From Project Gutenberg

Bonzje ht still gelebt un' is' still gestorben; wie a Schatten is' er durch durch unser Welt.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bruise
• contusion
• scar
• stripe