weld

[ weld ]

/ wɛld /

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verb (used with object)

to unite or fuse (as pieces of metal) by hammering, compressing, or the like, especially after rendering soft or pasty by heat, and sometimes with the addition of fusible material like or unlike the pieces to be united.

to bring into complete union, harmony, agreement, etc.

verb (used without object)

to undergo welding; be capable of being welded: a metal that welds easily.

noun

a welded junction or joint.

the act of welding or the state of being welded.

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Origin of weld

1590–1600; variant of well² in obsolete sense “to boil, weld”

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weld·a·ble, adjectiveweld·a·bil·i·ty, nounweld·er, wel·dor, nounweld·less, adjective

un·weld·a·ble, adjectiveun·weld·ed, adjective

weld

[ weld ]

/ wɛld /

noun

a mignonette, Reseda luteola, of southern Europe, yielding a yellow dye.

the dye.

Also wold, woald, would.

Origin of weld

1325–75; Middle English welde; cognate with Middle Low German walde, Middle Dutch woude

Also called dyer's rocket.

Weld

[ weld ]

/ wɛld /

noun

Theodore Dwight,1803–95, U.S. abolitionist leader.

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British Dictionary definitions for weld

weld

/ (wɛld) /

verb

(tr) to unite (pieces of metal or plastic) together, as by softening with heat and hammering or by fusion

to bring or admit of being brought into close association or union

noun

a joint formed by welding

Derived Formsweldable, adjectiveweldability, nounwelder or weldor, nounweldless, adjective

Word Origin for weld

C16: variant probably based on past participle of well ² in obsolete sense to boil, heat

noun

a yellow dye obtained from the plant dyer's rocket

another name for dyer's rocket

Word Origin for weld

C14: from Low German; compare Middle Low German walde, waude, Dutch wouw

Weld

/ (wɛld) /

noun

Sir Frederick Aloysius. 1823–91, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1864–65)

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Word Origin and History for weld

weld

1590s, alteration of well (v.) "to boil, rise;" influenced by past participle form welled. Related: Welded; welding.

weld

n.1

plant (Resedo luteola) producing yellow dye, late 14c., from Old English *wealde, perhaps a variant of Old English wald "forest" (cf. Middle Low German walde, Middle Dutch woude). Spanish gualda, French gaude are Germanic loan-words.

n.2

"joint formed by welding," 1831, from weld (v.).

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