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Definition of Weld
Weld Weld Weld, n.
The state of being welded; the joint made by welding.
Butt weld. See under Butt.
Scarf weld, a joint made by overlapping, and welding
together, the scarfed ends of two pieces.
Weld Weld Weld, v. t.
To wield. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Weld Weld Weld, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Welded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Welding.] [Probably originally the same word as well to
spring up, to gush; perhaps from the Scand.; cf. Sw. v["a]lla
to weld, uppv["a]lla to boil up, to spring up, Dan. v[ae]lde
to gush, G. wellen to weld. See Well to spring.]
1. To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two
pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion.
Note: Very few of the metals, besides iron and platinum. are
capable of being welded. Horn and tortoise shell
possess this useful property.
2. Fig.: To unite closely or intimately.
Two women faster welded in one love. --Tennyson.
