see also: Weld
Pronunciation
- IPA: /wɛld/
weld
- A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.
- The yellow coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.
- (Reseda luteola) dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad
- French: gaude, réséda des teinturiers
- German: Färberwau, Färberresede, Gelbkraut, Gilbkraut
- Portuguese: gauda, lírio-dos-tintureiros
- Spanish: gualda
- Spanish: gualda
weld (welds, present participle welding; past and past participle welded)
- (transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.
- (transitive) To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately.
- 1847: Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Princess
- Now should men see / Two women faster welded in one love / Than pairs of wedlock.
- 1847: Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Princess
- French: braser, souder
- German: schweißen
- Italian: saldare
- Portuguese: soldar
- Russian: сва́ривать
- Spanish: soldar
weld (plural welds)
- The joint made by welding.
- The state of being welded.
weld (welds, present participle welding; past and past participle welded)
- (transitive, obsolete) To wield.
- 1485: Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur, p. 168 line 2 (Sommer edition)
- [Arthur says to a wicked giant] "he that alle the world weldeth gyue the ſorte lyf & ſameful dethe" ("He who wields all the world gives thee short life and shameful death")
- 1485: Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur, p. 172 line 2 (Sommer edition)
- [Arthur says to conquering knights] "ye be worthy to welde all your honour and worship"
- 1485: Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur, p. 168 line 2 (Sommer edition)
Weld
Proper noun
- Surname possibly deriving from the Old English - word for woodland. The family is mainly located in the Southern regions of England.
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