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welt
[ welt ]
/ wÉlt /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to beat soundly, as with a stick or whip.
to furnish or supply (a shoe or garment) with a welt or welts; sew a welt on to.
verb (used without object)
to be marked with or develop welts.
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Origin of welt
1375â1425; late Middle English welte, walt shoemaker's welt, Old English wĂŠlt (thigh) sinew
OTHER WORDS FROM welt
un·welt·ed, adjectiveWords nearby welt
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British Dictionary definitions for welt
welt
/ (wÉlt) /
noun
a raised or strengthened seam or edge, sewn in or on a knitted garment
another word for weal 1
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather, etc, put in between the outer sole and the inner sole and upper
verb (tr)
to put a welt in (a garment, etc)
to beat or flog soundly
Word Origin for welt
C15: origin unknown
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