English Explanatory Dictionary

Weld

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English possibly deriving from the Old English word for woodland. The family is mainly located in the Southern regions of England.
  2. A town in Franklin County, Maine, United States, named after Benjamin 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.
  2. The yellow coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.
verb
  1. To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.
  2. To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately.
noun
  1. The joint made by welding.
verb
  1. To wield.

Pronunciation

/wɛld/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-weld.wav

Word forms

Weld woald wold welds welding welded

Etymology

From Middle English welde, wolde, from Old English *weald, weard, variant form of wād, Proto-West Germanic *waiʀd, from Proto-Germanic *waizdaz. Alternatively reborrowed from or contaminated by Anglo-Norman wold, wolde (compare Old French guaide). Doublet of woad. Dutch wouw is derived from the same basic form with -l-.

Synonyms

dyer's rocket dyer's weed wild woad

Related words

braze solder

Derived words

Port Weld Weld County all-welded arc weld butt-weld buttweld cold weld fillet weld long-welded spot weld stick weld tack weld weld steel weld together butt weld scarf weld
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