1syllable
welts
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Definitions ofwelts
1verb
- To roll; revolve
1noun
- A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow; a wheal or weal.
- (shoemaking) 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.
- A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
- A feature resembling a welt.
1verb
- To cause to have welts, to beat.
- To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce.
1verb
- To decay.
- To become stringy.
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