welt

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beat severely with a whip or rod
a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip)
a raised or strengthened seam
put a welt on
That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it
A small cord covered with cloth and sewed on a seam or border to strengthen it
A hem, border, or fringe
In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a shoe, between the upper leather and sole
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
To furnish with a welt
To wilt
Residential area (city, town, village) in Germany in Schleswig-Holstein

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