Welt (?), n. [OE. welte, probably fr. W. gwald a hem, a welt, gwaldu to welt or to hem.]
1.
That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it
; as; (a)
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.
(b)
A hem, border, or fringe.
[Obs.] (c)
In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a shoe, between the upper leather and sole.
(d)
In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
(e)
In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
(f)
In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
2. Her.
A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
Welt joint, a joint, as of plates, made with a welt, instead of by overlapping the edges. See Weld, n., 1 (d).
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Welt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Welted; p. pr. & vb. n. Welting.]
To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve.
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Welt, v. t.
To wilt.
[R.]
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