welt
noun
a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
welted
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past participleof welt.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof welt.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
weltnouna ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
Example Sentences
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Instead he just welted it straight down Coady’s pipe.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 4, 2021
The welted thistle did not successfully outgrow the ballast heap to take root in New York City, but sticky nightshade has stuck around.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2021
By contrast the men's market has benefitted from higher-priced items such as Goodyear welted shoes which enjoy a healthy export trade to Europe, Asia and US.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2017
Wicker concludes the scene many hours later: It sounds like a welted voice wincing at the basement’s night.
From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2013
I do not think I could have watched them cut, but 1 watched the wound closed into a high welted ridge with quick skilful-looking stitches like a cobbler's, and was glad.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
