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welt  audio  (wlt) KEY  

NOUN:
  1. A strip, as of leather or other material, stitched into a shoe between the sole and the upper.
  2. A tape or covered cord sewn into a seam as reinforcement or trimming.
    1. A ridge or bump on the skin caused by a lash or blow or sometimes by an allergic reaction.
    2. A lash or blow producing such a mark.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
welt·ed , welt·ing , welts
  1. To reinforce or trim with a welt.
  2. To beat severely; flog.
  3. To raise welts or a welt on.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English welte


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