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Rarewelts
The correct spelling is welts.
How to pronounce welts
verb
Say it like: Wel-ts
The correct spelling is welts. To roll; revolve
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To roll; revolve
- 2.To cause to have welts, to beat.
- 3.To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce.
- 4.To decay.
- 5.To become stringy.
noun
- 1.A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow; a wheal or weal.
- 2.(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.
- 3.A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.
- 4.In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
- 5.In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
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