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   welt

   /wɛlt/

   noun

   • 1. a leather rim sewn round the edge of a shoe upper to which the sole is attached.
   • ▪ a ribbed, reinforced, or decorative border of a garment or pocket.
   • 2. a red, raised mark or scar; a weal.
   • 3. a heavy blow: "let me give it a welt with my hammer"

   verb

   • 1. provide with a welt.
   • 2. strike (someone or something) hard and heavily: "I could have welted him"
   • 3. develop a raised scar or weal: "his lip was beginning to thicken and welt from the blow"

   Word Origin late Middle English: of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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