Weld

Pronunciation

• IPA: /wÉ›ld/
• Rhymes: -É›ld

From Middle English welde, wolde, from Proto-Germanic *walþō (cf. Dutch wouw, Middle Low German walde, wolde, gaude in French), from Proto-Germanic *walþuz ("forest"). More at wold.

Alternative forms

• wold

Full definition of weld

Noun

1. A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad.
2. The yellow coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.

Alteration of well ("boil, rise"), probably influenced by the past participle, welled

Verb

1. (transitive) To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately.
• 1847: Alfred Lord Tennyson, The PrincessNow should men see
  Two women faster welded in one love
  Than pairs of wedlock.
2. (transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.

Noun

1. The state of being welded.
2. The joint made by welding.

Derived terms

• butt weld
• scarf weld

Verb

1. (transitive, obsolete) To wield.

Anagrams

• lewd