Weld

Weld
Weld Weld, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Welded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Welding}.] [Probably originally the same word as well to spring up, to gush; perhaps from the Scand.; cf. Sw. v["a]lla to weld, uppv["a]lla to boil up, to spring up, Dan. v[ae]lde to gush, G. wellen to weld. See {Well} to spring.] [1913 Webster] 1. To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion. [1913 Webster]

Note: Very few of the metals, besides iron and platinum. are capable of being welded. Horn and tortoise shell possess this useful property. [1913 Webster]

2. Fig.: To unite closely or intimately. [1913 Webster]

Two women faster welded in one love. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]


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  • Weld — most commonly refers to a joint formed by welding. Weld may also refer toPeople* Weld family, an extended family of New England ** Theodore Dwight Weld ** Tuesday Weld * Weld Blundell family * Cecil Weld Forester, 1st Baron Forester * Cecil Weld… …   Wikipedia

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  • weld — weld1 [weld] vt. [altered (with unhistoric d) < obs. well, to weld < ME wellen, to weld, WELL1, v.] 1. to unite (pieces of metal, plastic, etc.) by heating until molten and fused or until soft enough to hammer or press together 2. to bring… …   English World dictionary

  • Weld — Weld, n. The state of being welded; the joint made by welding. [1913 Webster] {Butt weld}. See under {Butt}. {Scarf weld}, a joint made by overlapping, and welding together, the scarfed ends of two pieces. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Weld — (w[e^]ld), v. t. To wield. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Weld — (w[e^]ld), n. [OE. welde; akin to Scot. wald, Prov. G. waude, G. wau, Dan. & Sw. vau, D. wouw.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An herb ({Reseda luteola}) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America; dyer s broom; dyer s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weld — ► VERB 1) join together (metal parts) by heating the surfaces to the point of melting and pressing or hammering them together. 2) forge (an article) by such means. 3) cause to combine and form a whole. ► NOUN ▪ a welded joint. DERIVATIVES welder… …   English terms dictionary

  • Weld — Weld. См. Сварное соединение. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

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