Weld
weld (?), v. t. To wield. (Obs.)Chaucer.
weld (?), n. (OE. welde; akin to Scot.wald, Prov. G. waude, G. wau, Dan.
dyers broom; dyers rocket; dyers 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.
weld , v. t. (imp. p. pr. perhaps from
the Scand.; cf. Sw. valla to weld, uppvalla to boil
up, to spring up, Dan. valde 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.
f 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.
weld , n. The state of being welded; thejoint made by welding.
Butt weld. See under Butt. --
Scarf weld, a joint made by overlapping, and welding
together, the scarfed ends of two pieces.
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