weld
A herb related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used…A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.
» Tom welded the two pipes together.
Meaning
3 sensesA herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.
Färberwau, Färberresede, Gelbkraut
European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America
The yellow coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.
The joint made by welding.
Examples
42 sentencesTom welded the two pipes together.
This door has been welded shut.
ruЭту дверь заварили. — odexed
deDiese Tür wurde verschweißt. — Yorwba
Tom knows a lot about welding.
Tom said that he thought Mary knew how to weld.
Tom welded the pipes together.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English welde, wolde, from Old English *weald, weard, variant form of wād, ProFrom 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-.
Alteration of well (“boil, rise”), probably influenced by the past participle, welled.
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Forms
plural: weldsSynonyms
6 synonyms- United States abolitionist (1803-1895):Theodore Dwight Weld
- European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America:dyer's rocketdyer's mignonetteReseda luteola