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Kelt vs Welt - What's the difference?

kelt | welt |

As nouns the difference between kelt and welt

is that kelt is a thin, recently spawned Atlantic salmon while welt is a raised mark on the body caused by a blow; a wheal or weal.

As a verb welt is

to cause to have welts, to beat.

kelt

English

(wikipedia kelt)

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A thin, recently spawned Atlantic salmon.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • (Jamieson)

    Etymology 3

    Compare Icelandic (kult), quilt.

    Noun

  • (Scotland) Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool.
    • (Jamieson)
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    welt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A raised mark on the body caused by a blow; a wheal or weal.
  • (shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.
  • A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.
  • In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
  • In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
  • In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
  • (heraldry) A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause to have welts, to beat.
  • To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce.