welt

welt  (wlt)

n.

1. A strip, as of leather or other material, stitched into a shoe between the sole and the upper.

2. A tape or covered cord sewn into a seam as reinforcement or trimming.

3.

a. A ridge or bump on the skin caused by a lash or blow or sometimes by an allergic reaction.

b. A lash or blow producing such a mark.

tr.v. welt·ed, welt·ing, welts

1. To reinforce or trim with a welt.

2. To beat severely; flog.

3. To raise welts or a welt on.

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[Middle English welte.]

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welt

Noun

1. a raised mark on the skin produced by a blow

2. a raised or strengthened seam in a garment [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	welt - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions wale, weal, wheal harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
	2.	welt - a raised or strengthened seam seam - joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
Verb	1.	welt - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" flog, lash, lather, trounce, whip, slash, strap beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" flagellate, scourge - whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" leather - whip with a leather strap horsewhip - whip with a whip intended for horses switch - flog with or as if with a flexible rod cowhide - flog with a cowhide cat - beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails birch - whip with a birch twig
	2.	welt - put a welt on; "welt the shoes" add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"