weld : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: weld	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for weld
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weld n European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America Synonym(s): dyer's rocket, dyer's mignonette, weld, Reseda luteola United States abolitionist (1803-1895) Synonym(s): Weld, Theodore Dwight Weld a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together v join together by heating; "weld metal" unite closely or intimately; "Her gratitude welded her to him"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weld \Weld\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Welded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Welding}.] [Probably originally the same word as well to spring up, to gush; perhaps from the Scand.; cf. Sw. v[84]lla to weld, uppv[84]lla to boil up, to spring up, Dan. v[91]lde 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weld \Weld\, n. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weld \Weld\, v. t. To wield. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weld \Weld\, n. [OE. welde; akin to Scot. wald, Prov. G. waude, G. wau, Dan. & Sw. vau, D. wouw.] 1. (Bot.) 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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Weld, ME Zip code(s): 04285