Weld

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, from Old English) possibly deriving from the (etyl, ang) word for woodland. The family is mainly located in the Southern regions of England.
  2. Noun.  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.
  3. Noun.  The yellow coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.
  6. Noun.  The state of being welded. (rfex, Not sure this is real, but was in MW 1913; couldn't find a cite for "in weld" on b.g.c. through 1913) .
  7. Noun.  The joint made by welding.
  8. Verb.  (transitive) (obsolete) To wield.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.