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Weld

name
/wɛld/

Etymology

From Middle English welde, wolde, from Old English *weald, weard, variant form of wād, Proto-West Germanic *waiʀd, from Proto-Germanic *waizdaz. Alternatively reborrowed from or contaminated by Anglo-Norman wold, wolde (compare Old French guaide). Doublet of woad. Dutch wouw is derived from the same basic form with -l-.

  1. derived from wold
  2. inherited from *waizdaz✻
  3. inherited from *waiʀd✻
  4. inherited from *weald✻
  5. inherited from welde

Definitions

  1. A surname from Old English possibly deriving from the Old English word for woodland. The…

    A surname from Old English possibly deriving from the Old English word for woodland. The family is mainly located in the Southern regions of England.

  2. A town in Franklin County, Maine, United States, named after Benjamin Weld.

  3. A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in…

    A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. The yellow coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.

    2. To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and…

      To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.

      • […] and at Dinsdale work will commence in 1957 on a depot to deal with rail welding and track pre-assembly. The plant envisaged will weld new flat-bottom rails into 180-ft. lengths for laying in selected lines.
      • The tensile strength test is designed to test the strength of the welded joint.

    3. To bind together inseparably

      To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately.

      • The arrows pierced through the welded ranks of the opposing army.
      • to weld an alliance
      • Now should men see / Two women faster welded in one love / Than pairs of wedlock.

    4. The joint made by welding.

      • Excessive spot weld time may cause the electrode tips to mushroom, resulting in no focus of current and a weak weld.

    5. To wield.

      • [Arthur says to a wicked giant] "he that alle the world weldeth gyue the ſorte lyf & ſameful dethe" ("He who wields all the world gives thee short life and shameful death")
      • [Arthur says to conquering knights] "ye be worthy to welde all your honour and worship"
      • Turne thee to those that weld the awfull crowne

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at Weld. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at weld. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at weld

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA