EGAVE

welt

About 1.40 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To roll; revolve.
  2. noun A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow or insect bite.
  3. noun A strip, especially one around the edge of something (for example, in some old heraldry). A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling. A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it. In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint. In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it. In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
  4. noun A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.
  5. noun A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.
  6. noun In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
  7. noun In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
  8. noun In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.

Similar words

slash trounce flog lash whip strap wale lather wheal weal

Often followed by

der als des und in ist on zu im

Word family

welted welting welts

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