(heraldry) A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.
A feature resembling a welt.
A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow.
A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.
In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
verb
(UK, dialect, archaic, intransitive) To become stringy.
