felt

felt ¹  (flt)

n.

1.

a. A fabric of matted, compressed animal fibers, such as wool or fur, sometimes mixed with vegetable or synthetic fibers.

b. A material resembling this fabric.

2. Something made of this fabric.

adj.

Made of, relating to, or resembling felt.

v. felt·ed, felt·ing, felts

v.tr.

1. To make into felt.

2. To cover with felt.

3. To press or mat (something) together.

v.intr.

To become like felt; mat together.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see pel-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

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felty adj.

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felt ²  (flt)

v.

Past tense and past participle of feel.

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felt ¹

Verb

the past of feel

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felt ²

Noun

a matted fabric of wool, made by working the fibres together under pressure [Old English]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	felt - a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Verb	1.	felt - mat together and make felt-like; "felt the wool" mat, entangle, snarl, tangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"
	2.	felt - cover with felt; "felt a cap" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	3.	felt - change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" mat up, matt-up, matte, matte up, felt up, mat change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

Translations

felt [fɛlt] pt, pp of feel

n → fieltro

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felt [fɛlt] pt, pp of feel

n → feutre m

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felt [fɛlt] pt, pp of feel

n → Filz m

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felt [fɛlt] pt, pp of feel

n → feltro

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felt feel