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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.
[Middle English, from Old English; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]
felt′y adj.
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
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
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Noun | 1. | ![]() |
Verb | 1. | felt - mat together and make felt-like; "felt the wool" |
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. | ![]() 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-
huopa
filc
flókaefni, filt
フェルト
펠트
filcs
viltvilten
filtfilthatt
plsťplstený
filtfilttyg
ผ้าขนสัตว์
nỉ
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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.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
felt
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