Welt

·noun A hem, border, or fringe.

II. Welt ·vt To Wilt.

III. Welt ·noun A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.

IV. Welt ·noun In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.

V. Welt ·noun In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a shoe, between the upper leather and sole.

VI. Welt ·noun In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.

VII. Welt ·vt To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve.

VIII. Welt ·noun In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.

IX. Welt ·noun That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it.

X. Welt ·noun 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.