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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.

Origin of weld¹

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

Related formsweld·a·ble, adjectiveweld·a·bil·i·ty, nounweld·er, wel·dor, nounweld·less, adjectiveun·weld·a·ble, adjectiveun·weld·ed, adjective

weld²

[weld]

noun

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

Also wold, woald, would.

Origin of weld²

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

Also called dyer's rocket.

Weld

[weld]

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for weld

Contemporary Examples

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He happened to be studying groundwater in Weld County when the floods came and decided to change his research goals.
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Weld turned down Halloran as a candidate for the witness program.
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Her friends think Weld is a much better fit for her than Bill Clinton is.
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Historical Examples

The aim had been thus to weld into one the two branches of the House of Anjou.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment
Rafael Sabatini
I had the copy of this poem from Mr. Weld himself when he was ninety years of age.
Whittier-land
Samuel T. Pickard
"They will not dare—" began Mrs. Weld, with some excitement.
The Masked Bridal
Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
"Oh, dear Mrs. Weld, you do not seem at all like yourself," she gasped.
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Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
I had a big Scotchman in the factory who couldn't learn how to weld.
Riders of the Silences
John Frederick

British Dictionary definitions for weld

weld¹

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

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

weld²

wold or woald (wəʊld)

noun

a yellow dye obtained from the plant dyer's rocket
another name for dyer's rocket

Word Origin

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

Weld

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

v.

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

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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Origin of weld2

Weld

Examples from the Web for weld

Contemporary Examples

“I can build a custom motorcycle from scratch, can weld, and worked as a lube guy at a GM dealership,” Dustykatt says.

He happened to be studying groundwater in Weld County when the floods came and decided to change his research goals.

Weld County is one of six in Colorado that will vote on a secession initiative in November.

Weld turned down Halloran as a candidate for the witness program.

Her friends think Weld is a much better fit for her than Bill Clinton is.

Historical Examples

The aim had been thus to weld into one the two branches of the House of Anjou.

I had the copy of this poem from Mr. Weld himself when he was ninety years of age.

"They will not dare—" began Mrs. Weld, with some excitement.

"Oh, dear Mrs. Weld, you do not seem at all like yourself," she gasped.

I had a big Scotchman in the factory who couldn't learn how to weld.

weld1

Word Origin

weld2

wold or woald (wəʊld)

Word Origin

Weld

Word Origin and History for weld

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n.1

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Origin of weld¹

weld²

Origin of weld²

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