2. Kind reception of a guest or newcomer; as, we entered the house and
found a ready welcome.
His warmest welcome at an inn.
Shenstone.
Truth finds an entrance and a welcome too.
South.
To bid welcome, to receive with professions of kindness.
To thee and thy company I bid A hearty welcome.
Shak.
Wel"come, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Welcomed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Welcoming.]
[AS. wilcumian.] To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and
entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to
welcome a new idea. "I welcome you to land." Addison.
Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish
thee long.
Milton.
Wel"come*ly, adv. In a welcome manner.
Wel"come*ness, n. The quality or state of being welcome; gratefulness;
agreeableness; kind reception.
Wel"com*er (?), n. One who welcomes; one who salutes, or receives
kindly, a newcomer. Shak.
Weld (?), v. t. To wield. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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.]