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Definitions for Welt

[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 . 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. 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.
[6] to beat soundly, as with a stick or whip.
[7] to furnish or supply (a shoe or garment) with a welt or welts; sew a welt on to.
[8] to be marked with or develop welts.
[9] a raised or strengthened seam or edge, sewn in or on a knitted garment
[10] another word for weal 1
[11] (in shoemaking) a strip of leather, etc, put in between the outer sole and the inner sole and upper
[12] to put a welt in (a garment, etc)
[13] to beat or flog soundly

Words related to Welt

scar, bruise, stripe, contusion, streak, wale, ridge, mouse, weal, wound, injury, wheal

Words nearby Welt

welsh terrier, welsh vault, welshman, welshman's button, welshwoman, welt, weltanschauung, welter, welterweight, weltpolitik, weltschmerz

Origin of Welt

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

Other words from Welt

un·welt·ed , adjective

Word origin for Welt

C15: origin unknown

Synonyms for Welt

bruise, contusion, scar, stripe, injury, mouse, ridge, streak, wale, weal, wheal, wound