welt

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for welt

welt 🔊 /wɛˈlt/

welt : සපත්තු අඩිය

welt : නෙරියක් මහනවා

welt : හේත්තු පතුර

welt definition

Noun.

  1. That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it
  2. 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.
  3. A hem, border, or fringe.
  4. In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a shoe, between the upper leather and sole.
  5. In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
  6. In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
  7. In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
  8. A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.

Transitive verb.

  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.
  2. To wilt.