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Weld  (wld), Theodore Dwight 1803-1895.

American abolitionist whose pamphlet American Slavery As It Is (1839) inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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weld ¹  (wld)

v. weld·ed, weld·ing, welds

v.tr.

1. To join (metals) by applying heat, sometimes with pressure and sometimes with an intermediate or filler metal having a high melting point.

2. To bring into close association or union.

v.intr.

To be capable of being welded.

n.

1. The union of two metal parts by welding.

2. The joint formed by welding.

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[Alteration (probably influenced by welled, past participle of well) of well, to weld (obsolete and dialectal).]

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weld ²  (wld) also wold (wld)

n.

1. See dyer's rocket.

2. The yellow dye obtained from dyer's rocket.

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[Middle English welde.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

welding - fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure fastening, attachment - the act of fastening things together butt welding, butt-welding - creating a butt joint by welding spot welding, spot-welding - creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points

Translations

welding [ˈweldɪŋ]

A. N → soldadura f

B. CPD [process] → de soldar, soldador
welding torch N → soplete m soldador

welding [ˈwɛldɪŋ] n → soudure f (autogène)
welding torch n → chalumeau m

welding

n → Schweißen nt

welding [ˈwɛldɪŋ] n → saldatura