Clues for the word "WELT"

We've had 76 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 175 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on November 10, 2025.

Definition of welt

n. - That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it
n. - 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.
n. - A hem, border, or fringe.
n. - In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a shoe, between the upper leather and sole.
n. - In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
n. - In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
n. - In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
n. - A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
v. t. - To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve.
v. t. - To wilt.