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   Weld , v. t. To wield.  [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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   Weld , n. [OE. welde; akin to Scot. wald, Prov. G. waude, G. wau, Dan. & Sw. vau, D. wouw.]
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   (Bot.) An herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad. It is used by dyers to give a yellow color.  [Written also woald, wold, and would.]
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   Coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.
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   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. välla to weld, uppvälla to boil up, to spring up, Dan. vælde to gush, G. wellen to weld.  See Well to spring.]
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   To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion.
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   ☞ Very few of the metals, besides iron and platinum. are capable of being welded. Horn and tortoise shell possess this useful property.
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   Fig.: To unite closely or intimately.
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   Two women faster welded in one love.
   Tennyson.
   
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   Weld, n. The state of being welded; the joint made by welding.
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   Butt weld. See under Butt. -- Scarf weld, a joint made by overlapping, and welding together, the scarfed ends of two pieces.
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