weld1
v.
- join together (metal parts) by heating the surfaces to the point of melting and pressing or hammering them together.
▸forge (an article) by such means.
- cause to combine and form a whole.
n.
a welded joint.
Derivative
- weldability n.
- weldable adj.
- welder n.
Etymology
C16 (in the sense ‘become united’): alt. (prob. influenced by the past part.) of well2 in the obs. sense ‘melt or weld (heated metal)’.
weld2
n.
a plant related to mignonette, yielding a yellow dye.
[
Reseda luteola.]
Etymology
ME: rel. to Du. wouw, perh. also to wold.
