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🤕 A raised mark 👞 A sewn strip 👞 To sew a strip 🤕 To hit and mark
to welt

to welt

1 9.2
To sew a strip of material to the edge of a shoe to make it stronger
  • verb
  • /wɛlt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ribetear
  • To repair the old shoes, she decided to welt a new strip of leather along the seams.
  • welted boots

Examples

  • The Bowery highlights an all-camo upper over a Goodyear welted sole.

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  • The cobbler skillfully welted the leather to ensure durability in the shoe's construction.

  • After carefully cutting the leather, he began to welt the edges for a more refined finish.

Antonyms

to detach
16 3.9

To take something off from what it is connected to

Surface Forms

welt infinitive
welted past
welted past participle
welting present participle
welts third person singular

Etymology

To welt a shoe means to attach that 'strip' to the edge, so the verb is just the action of adding or sewing on the protective strip that strengthens the shoe.