welt

[US]/welt/
[UK]/wɛlt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. edge, sock cuff, mark
vt. decorate, whip

Phrases & Collocations

welt pocket

welt seam

Example Sentences

there's such a welter of conflicting rules.

a welter of papers and magazines.

I could have welted her.

his lip was beginning to thicken and welt from the blow.

amidst this welter of confusing signals, it's difficult to winnow out the truth.

the attack petered out in a welter of bloody, confused fighting.

Das Bruttoinlandsprodukt der zweitgrößten Volkswirtschaft der Welt brach gegenüber dem dritten Quartal um 3,3 Prozent ein, wie die Regierung in Tokio am Montag mitteilte.

Real-world Examples

There were still deep welts on his forearms where the brain's tentacles had wrapped around him.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Chances are, you've had the opportunity to study firsthand the swollen, itchy welt left by a mosquito bite.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation July 2016

Not knowing what else to do, they cut open the welt.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

Uh ... welt, that isn't easy to answer.

Source: Beginner English Listening

It was scarred, flattened, thickened, checkered, and welted.

Source: Goodbye, My Love (Part 1)

And if you're close by, you're gonna get welts.

Source: The New Yorker (video edition)

But it was like giant welts all over my body, including my head.

Source: Complete English Speech Collection

Like all the area's luxury cobblers Loake only makes “goodyear welted” shoes, a 300-year-old process whereby the shoe is stitched together.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

By this time her back was covered with long welts, intersecting each other like net work.

Source: Twelve Years a Slave

If you have a condition called solar urticaria, big, itchy welts develop within minutes of sun exposure.

Source: SciShow Quick Questions and Answers Small Science Popularization

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