What is "welts"

Usage examples of "welts".

He had his sleeves rolled all the way down and his hands thrust in his pockets to hide the red welts on his skin.

Both of them bore cuts and welts, though the Curgh duke looked to be the far more battered of the two.

Like most of them, he was covered with the angry welts of insect bites.

A brutal-looking Nyissan stood over them with a whip, and the fresh welts and cuts on their bodies spoke mutely of the freedom with which he used it.

Even in the flickering torchlight he could see the welts and dried blood on her thighs.

He pulled up the trouser leg: tiny purple welts were coming up on the skin of his ankle and calf.

The Companions parted silently and Ki climbed the remaining stairs with his head held high, the ten uneven welts showing like fire on his bloodied back.

The memory of the red welts rising on that smooth brown back was enough to make the bile rise in his throat.

The welts had changed from red to purple and black, and the scabs pulled and bled when Ki moved.