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welt

Syllabification: (welt)

Pronunciation: /welt/

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Definition of welt

noun

1a leather rim sewn around the edge of a shoe upper to which the sole is attached.
a ribbed, reinforced, or decorative border of a garment or pocket.

2a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure.
a heavy blow.

verb

[with object]

1provide with a welt.

2strike (someone or something) hard and heavily:I could have welted her
[no object] develop a raised scar:his lip was beginning to thicken and welt from the blow