Definitions of welt [ɛlt]

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Definition of 'welt'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) welt
a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.

2.  welt
a blow producing such a ridge or wale.

3.  welt
a strip, as of leather, to which the edges of the insole and upper of a shoe are attached, the whole then being joined to the outsole.

4.  welt
a strip, usu. of leather, that ornaments a shoe.

5.  welt
a strip of material sewn along the edge of a garment, etc., for strength or as decoration.

6. (v.t.) welt
to beat soundly, as with a stick or whip.

7.  welt
to furnish or supply (a shoe or garment) with welts.

Etymology: (1375–1425; welte, walt shoemaker's welt, OE wælt (thigh) sinew)

Definition of 'welt'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) wale, welt, weal, wheal
a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

2. (verb) welt
a raised or strengthened seam

3. (verb) flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
beat severely with a whip or rod
"The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

4. (verb) welt
put a welt on
"welt the shoes"

Definition of 'welt'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) welt
that which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it

2. (noun) welt
a small cord covered with cloth and sewed on a seam or border to strengthen it; an edge of cloth folded on itself, usually over a cord, and sewed down

3. (noun) welt
a hem, border, or fringe

4. (noun) welt
in shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a shoe, between the upper leather and sole

5. (noun) welt
in steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint

6. (noun) welt
in carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it

7. (noun) welt
in machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed

8. (noun) welt
a narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends

9. (verb) welt
to furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve

10. (verb) welt
to wilt

Translation of 'welt'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a band or strip fastened to an edge of an article of clothing for strength or for ornament.
Afrikaans: naat, strook	Arabic: حاشِيَه	Bulgarian: кант
Brazilian: vinco	Czech: lem	German: die Borte
Danish: kantebånd	Greek: λωρίδα που δένεται στην ά	Spanish: vira
Estonian: kant(pael)	Farsi: حاشيه چرمي دور چيزي	Finnish: koristenauha
French: bordure	Hebrew: רְצוּעָה	Hindi: किनारा
Croatian: kožni obrub	Hungarian: szegély	Indonesian: kain untuk hiasan tepian
Icelandic: brydding, ræma	Italian: cordone, orlo	Japanese: へり飾り
Korean: (구두의) 대다리, (옷 등의) 가두리 천	Lithuanian: apsiuvas, kraštas	Latvian: apmale; nošuve
Malay: jalur kulit pada kasut	Dutch: boordsel	Norwegian: kantebånd, snorkanting
Polish: lamówka	Portuguese: debrum	Romanian: tighel
Russian: рант	Slovak: lem	Slovenian: obrobek
Serbian: obrub	Swedish: rand, söm, bård	Thai: ตะเข็บของเสื้อผ้า
Turkish: kenarşeridi	Taiwanese: 衣服的貼邊或飾邊	Ukrainian: рант на взутті
Urdu: پٹی	Vietnamese: đường viền	Chinese: 贴边
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