Definition of: welt

(welt) noun
1. A strip of material, covered cord, etc., applied to a seam to cover or strengthen it.
2. In shoemaking, a strip of leather set into the seam between the edges of the upper and the outer sole.
3. In carpentry, a batten or strip made fast over a flush seam.
4. A wale or stripe raised on the skin by a blow.
—v.t.
1. To sew a welt on or in; decorate with a welt.
2. Colloq. To flog severely, so as to raise welts or wales. [ME welte, walt. Cf. OE weltan roll.]