welt (redirected from welts)

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"

Translations

welt

n welt [welt]

a band or strip fastened to an edge of an article of clothing for strength or for ornament. naat, strook حاشِيَه кант lem kantebånd die Borte λωρίδα που δένεται στην άκρη αντικειμένου για υποστήριξη ή στολισμό vira kant(pael) حاشيه چرمي دور چيزي koristenauha bordure רְצוּעָה किनारा kožni obrub szegély kain untuk hiasan tepian baju brydding, ræma cordone, orlo へり飾り (이음매·가장자리에 대는) 가는 천 apsiuvas, kraštas apmale; nošuve jalur kulit pada kasut boordsel kantebånd, snorkanting lamówka debrum tighel рант lem obrobek obrub rand, söm, bård ตะเข็บของเสื้อผ้า kenar şeridi 貼邊 рант на взутті پٹی đường viền 贴边