WELD

To wield. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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.]

Coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.

To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion.

Fig.: To unite closely or intimately. Two women faster welded in one love. Tennyson.

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.