weld
Meaning
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- A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.
- The yellow coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.
Synonyms
dyer’s mignonette
dyer’s rocket
Reseda luteola
welded joint
weld seam
couple on
weld on
fuse together
dyer’s weed
patch weld
yellow weed
repairing welding
repair welding
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/wɛld/
Etymology
From 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-.
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