welts

verb

To roll; revolve

1. A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow; a wheal or weal.
2. (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.
3. A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.
4. In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
5. In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
6. In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
7. A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
8. A feature resembling a welt.

1. To cause to have welts, to beat.
2. To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce.

1. To decay.
2. To become stringy.