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Meaning Of Welt
n.
That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or
border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it
n.
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.
n.
A hem, border, or fringe.
n.
In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a shoe,
between the upper leather and sole.
n.
In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon
the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
n.
In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or
joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
n.
In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the
heel is formed.
n.
A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around
the ends.
v. t.
To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to
welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve.