welt

(wĕlt)

1. A strip, as of leather or other material, stitched into a shoe between the sole and the upper.
2. A tape or covered cord sewn into a seam as reinforcement or trimming.
3. a. A ridge or bump on the skin caused by a lash or blow or sometimes by an allergic reaction.
   b. A lash or blow producing such a mark.

1. To reinforce or trim with a welt.
2. To beat severely; flog.
3. To raise welts or a welt on.