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View usage for: (welt) Word forms: plural weltscountable nounA welt is a mark which is made on someone's skin, usually by a blow from something such as a whip or sword. He had a reddening welt on his temple and his nose was bleeding. Synonyms: mark, scar, ridge, streak More Synonyms of welt (wɛlt) noun1. a raised or strengthened seam or edge, sewn in or on a knitted garment 2. another word for weal1 3. (in shoemaking) a strip of leather, etc, put in between the outer sole and the inner sole and upper verb (transitive)4. to put a welt in (a garment, etc) 5. to beat or flog soundly Word origin C15: origin unknown (wɛlt) noun1. a strip of leather stitched into the seam between the sole and upper of a shoe to strengthen the joining 2. a strip of material, often folded over a cord, placed at the edge or seam of a garment, cushion, etc. to reinforce or trim it 3. a. a ridge or lump raised on the skin as by a blow verb transitive4. to furnish with a welt 5. to beat severely; thrash Word origin ME welte, prob. akin to OE wealtan, to roll: for IE base see walk Examples of 'welt' in a sentencewelt There was still a welt on the side of his face where one of Alfred Hingle's blows had landed, and his nose was swollen.He had a reddening welt on his temple and his nose was bleeding.Seeing the stark white welt across his back suffuse with pink. Definition a raised mark on the skin produced by a blow He had a red welt on the side of his face where Pringle's blow had landed. Seeweal- well-to-do
- well-worn
- wellspring
- welt
- welter
- wend
- wend your way
Additional synonymsDefinition a long band of colour that differs from the surrounding material a white stripe down the sides Synonyms band, line, streak, marking, mark, rule, score, bar, flash, blazeSynonyms mark, scar, streak, stripe, welt, weal, wheal, contusionDefinition a raised mark on the skin produced by a blow the red weals left across his chest by the whip Synonyms mark, scar, welt, ridge, streak, stripe, wheal, wale, contusion |