felt

felt ¹

 (fĕlt)

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- in Indo-European roots.]

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felt′y adj.

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felt ²

 (fĕlt)

v.

Past tense and past participle of feel.

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felt

(fɛlt)

vb

the past tense and past participle of feel

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felt

(fɛlt)

n

1. (Textiles)

a. a matted fabric of wool, hair, etc, made by working the fibres together under pressure or by heat or chemical action

b. (as modifier): a felt hat.

2. (Textiles) any material, such as asbestos, made by a similar process of matting

vb

3. (Textiles) (tr) to make into or cover with felt

4. (Textiles) (intr) to become matted

[Old English; related to Old Saxon filt, Old High German filz felt, Latin pellere to beat, Greek pelas close; see anvil, filter]

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felt¹

(fɛlt)

v.

pt. and pp. of feel.

felt²

(fɛlt)

n.

1. a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.

2. an article made of this fabric.

3. any matted fabric or material, as of asbestos fibers or old paper, used for insulation and in construction.

4. a heavily fulled woven fabric of cotton or wool in which the weave is virtually indiscernible.

adj.

5. pertaining to or made of felt.

v.t.

6. to make into felt; press together.

7. to cover with or as if with felt.

v.i.

8. to become matted together.

[before 1000; Middle English, Old English]

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felt

Past participle: felted
Gerund: felting

Imperative

felt

felt

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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, matte, matte up, matt-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"

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Translations

لِبَّادلِبْد، ألْباد

plstplsťplstěný

filtfilt-

Filzfilzen

τσόχα

fieltro

huopa

feutrefeutrine

filc

flókaefni, filt

feltropass. e p.p. di to feelcappello di feltro

フェルト

펠트

filcs

viltvilten

filtfilthatt

filc

feltro

войлокфетр

plsťplstený

filtfilttyg

ผ้าขนสัตว์

keçe

nỉ

毡毡制品

felt

² [felt]

A. N → fieltro m

B. CPD felt hat N → sombrero m de fieltro

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felt

[ˈfɛlt]

pt

pp of feel

n → feutre mfelt hat n → feutre m (chapeau)felt pen n (also felt-tip pen) → stylo-feutre m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

felt

²

n → Filz m ? roofing

adj attr → Filz-; felt hat → Filzhut m

vi (wool etc) → (ver)filzen

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felt

² [fɛlt]

1. n → feltro

2. adj → di feltro
felt hat → cappello di feltro

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

felt²

(felt) noun, adjective

(of) a type of cloth made of wool that has been pressed together not woven. She bought a metre of felt to re-cover the card table (= table for playing cards on); a felt hat. vilt لِبْد، ألْباد филц feltro plst; plstěný der Filz filt; filt- τσόχαfieltro vilt نمد huopa feutreלבד नमदा, फैल्ट कपड़ा filc, pust; pusten, filcan filc beledu flókaefni, filt feltro フェルト (の) 펠트 fetras, veltinis filcs sejenis kain viltfiltfilc کراستی feltro fetru фетр; сукно plsť; plstený klobučevina filc filt ผ้าสักหลาด keçe 氈，氈製品 повсть; фетр اون وغیرہ کو دبا کر بنایا گیا کپڑا nỉ; phớt 毡，毡制品

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felt

→ لِبَّاد plsť filt Filz τσόχα fieltro huopa feutrine filc feltro フェルト 펠트 vilt filt filc feltro войлок filttyg ผ้าขนสัตว์ keçe nỉ 毡

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felt

pret & pp de feel

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