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Welt: Definition and part of speech

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Welt

  1. n. A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
  2. n. That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it
  3. 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.
  4. n. A hem, border, or fringe.
  5. n. In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a shoe, between the upper leather and sole.
  6. n. In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
  7. n. In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
  8. n. In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Welsh: Definition and part of speech

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Welsh

  1. n. The natives or inhabitants of Wales.
  2. a. Of or pertaining to Wales, or its inhabitants.
  3. n. The language of Wales, or of the Welsh people.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Well-spoken: Definition and part of speech

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Well-spoken

  1. a. Spoken with propriety; as, well-spoken words.
  2. a. Speaking well; speaking with fitness or grace; speaking kindly.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.