weld

alternative woald · alternative wold

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

   Synonyms: dyer's rocket, dyer's weed, wild woad

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

present singular third person welds · participle present welding · participle past welded · past welded

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

   The tensile strength test is designed to test the strength of the welded joint.

   2021 February 23, Ramakant Sharma, “Weld Testing Methods: Destructive & Non-Destructive”, in Cruxweld, archived from the original on 25 May 2025

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   […] 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.

   1956 July, “Modernisation in the North Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 484

2. transitiveTo make something by welding.

   I've welded a metal sculpture.

3. transitiveTo bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately.

   to weld an alliance

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   The arrows pierced through the welded ranks of the opposing army.

   Now should men see / Two women faster welded in one love / Than pairs of wedlock.

   1847, Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Princess

   The organisational and administrative tasks involved in welding the railways into a single entity have also received much publicity.

   1951 April, D. S. Barrie, “British Railways: A Survey, 1948-1950”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 223

plural welds

1. 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.

   2001, James E. Duffy, I-Car Professional Automotive Collision Repair, page 173

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   The aim of these tests is the examination of the weld without imparting any damage. These may include x-rays, hydrostatic tests, etc, and are also termed NDE or nondestructive examination and NDI or nondestructive inspection. […] To judge the soundness of the fillet welds another break test method is employed which is called as Fillet Weld Break Test.

   2021 February 23, Ramakant Sharma, “Weld Testing Methods: Destructive & Non-Destructive”, in Cruxweld, archived from the original on 25 May 2025

present singular third person welds · participle present welding · participle past welded · past welded

1. obsoletetransitiveTo wield.

   Turne thee to those that weld the awfull crowne

   1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC

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   [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")

   1485: Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur, p. 168 line 2 (Sommer edition)

   [Arthur says to conquering knights] "ye be worthy to welde all your honour and worship"

   1485: Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur, p. 172 line 2 (Sommer edition)

1. 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.

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   Johnson’s latest misstep played out during an extraordinary and awkward 50 seconds of live television on MSNBC, where Johnson and running mate William Weld were appearing in a town hall. Host Chris Matthews ticked through a list of regions, hoping to jog the Libertarian Party candidate’s memories, but to no avail.

   2016 September 29, Josh Lederman, Patrick Mairs, “Brain freeze? Gary Johnson can’t name favorite world leader”, in PBS NewsHour, Associated Press, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2018

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