A narrow strip of leather stitched to a shoe between the upper and the sole The "Goodyear" welt is a construction in which the joining of the upper an sole is so done as to form a very firm attachment and a perfectly smooth insole
That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it A small cord covered with cloth and sewed on a seam or border to strengthen it; an edge of cloth folded on itself, usually over a cord, and sewed down
A finished edge on knit goods or a small cord covered with fabric, sewn along a seam or border to add strength Also a seam made by folding the fabric double, generally over a cord, and sewing it
A welt is a mark which is made on someone's skin, usually by a blow from something such as a whip or sword. = weal. a painful raised mark on someone's skin, for example where they have been hit (Perhaps from an unrecorded wealt, wAlt)