2. (Zoöl.) (a) A squirrel fish. (b) The large-mouthed black bass. See
Black bass. [Southern U. S.]
Wel"some (?), a. Prosperous; well. [Obs.] Wyclif. — Wel"some*ly, adv.
Wyclif.
Welt (?), n. [OE. welte, probably fr. W. gwald a hem, a welt, gwaldu to
welt or to hem.]
1. That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border,
serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it; as; (a) A small cord covered
with cloth and sewed on a seam or border to strengthen it; an edge of
cloth folded on itself, usually over a cord, and sewed down. (b) A hem,
border, or fringe. [Obs.] (c) In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather
around a shoe, between the upper leather and sole. (d) In steam boilers
and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form
a butt joint. (e) In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush
seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it. (f) In machine-made
stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
2. (Her.) A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around
the ends.
Welt joint, a joint, as of plates, made with a welt, instead of by
overlapping the edges. See Weld, n., 1 (d).
Welt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Welted; p. pr. & vb. n. Welting.] To furnish
with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe;
to welt a sleeve.