weld.
A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
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-.
To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.
To make something by welding.
I've welded a metal sculpture.
To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately.
The arrows pierced through the welded ranks of the opposing army.
to weld an alliance
Where this word comes from
Alteration of well (“boil, rise”), probably influenced by the past participle, welled. Compare cognate Danish vælde, Swedish välla (“boil, rise → to forge weld”).
The joint made by welding.
Where this word comes from
Alteration of well (“boil, rise”), probably influenced by the past participle, welled. Compare cognate Danish vælde, Swedish välla (“boil, rise → to forge weld”).
To wield.
Where this word comes from
From Old English weald (sense 2).
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