Weld
- 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.
- 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.
- Noun. The yellow coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.
- Verb. (transitive) To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately.
- Verb. (transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.
- 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) .
- Noun. The joint made by welding.
- Verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To wield.
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