welt /(wĕlt)/

welt

n.
  1. That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it [Obs.]
  2. A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends. (Her.)
  3. A raised ridge on the surface of the skin, produced by a blow, as from a stick or whip; a wale; a weal; as, to raise welts on the back with a whip.
  4. A blow that produces a welt{3}.

Phrases & Compounds
Welt joint
a joint, as of plates, made with a welt, instead of by overlapping the edges. See Weld, n., 1 (d).

Welt

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Welted; p. pr. & vb. n. Welting

  1. To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve.

Welt

v. t.
  1. To wilt. [R.]