fell

  • 51fell — 1. past of FALL v. 2. v. & n. v.tr. 1 cut down (esp. a tree). 2 strike or knock down (a person or animal). 3 stitch down (the edge of a seam) to lie flat. n. an amount of timber cut. Derivatives: feller n. Etymology: OE fellan f. Gmc, rel. to… …

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  • 52fell — 1. verb /fɛl/ a) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. To fell seam allowances, catch the lining underneath before emerging 1/4 (6mm) ahead, and 1/8 (3mm) to 1/4 (6mm) into the seam allowance. b) To stitch down a protruding flap …

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  • 53fell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Fell is used before these nouns: ↑runner, ↑running {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Fell is used with these nouns as the object: ↑timber, ↑tree …

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  • 54Fell — 1. Berufsübername zu mhd. vлl »Haut, Fell« für den Fellhändler. 2. Herkunftsname zu den Ortsnamen Fell bei Trier (Rheinland Pfalz), Fellen, Felln (Bayern) …

    Wörterbuch der deutschen familiennamen

  • 55Fell — Haut. Drohend: »Dem zieh’ ick dit Fell über die Ohren.« »Der hat’n dicket Fell.«, er ist unempfindlich, daher belastbar. Aus dem Jargon der Abdecker des 17. Jhs …

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  • 56fell — 1 the past tense of fall 1 2 noun (C) a mountain or hill in the north of England 3 verb (T) 1 to cut down a tree 2 to knock someone down with great force 4 adjective at /in one fell swoop doing a lot of things at the same time, using only one… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 57fell — See: AT ONE FELL SWOOP …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 58fell — See: AT ONE FELL SWOOP …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 59Fell — a) Behaarung, Haar[decke], Pelz; (geh.): Haarkleid; (Jägerspr.): Wolle. b) Balg, Haut, Tierhaut. * * * Fell,das:1.〈behaarteHautderTiere〉Pelz·Haarkleid;Balg·Decke·Schwarte(weidm);auch⇨Haut(1)–2.⇨Haut(1)–3.jmdm.jucktdasF.:⇨übermütig(2);eindickesF.ha… …

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  • 60fell — 1. n ( es/ ) fell, skin, hid; garment of skin [L pellis]; 2. m see fiell …

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