welt

To roll; revolve

A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow; a wheal or weal.

(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.

A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.

In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.

In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.

In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.

A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.

A feature resembling a welt.

To cause to have welts, to beat.

To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce.

To decay.

To become stringy.