Category:Weld

Weld, v. t.

Defn: to wield. [obs.] Chaucer.

Weld Weld, n. Etym: [oe. welde; akin to scot. wald, prov. G. waude, g. Wau, dan. & sw. vau, d. wouw.]

1. (bot.)

Defn: an herb (reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in america; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; Dyer's weed; wild woad. It is used by dyers to give a yellow color. [written also woald, wold, and would.]

2. Coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.

Weld Weld, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Welded; p. pr. & vb. n. Welding.] Etym: [probably originally the same word as well to spring up, to gush; Perhaps from the scand.; cf. Sw. välla to weld, uppvälla to boil up, To spring up, dan. vælde to gush, g. wellen to weld. See well to Spring.]

1. To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two pieces Of iron when heated almost to fusion.

Note: very few of the metals, besides iron and platinum. are capable Of being welded. Horn and tortoise shell possess this useful Property.

2. Fig.: To unite closely or intimately. Two women faster welded in one love. Tennyson.

Weld Weld, n.

Defn: the state of being welded; the joint made by welding. Butt Weld. See under butt. -- scarf weld, a joint made by overlapping, and welding together, The scarfed ends of two pieces.