felt
21felt — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a kind of cloth made by rolling and pressing wool etc., or by weaving and shrinking it. 2 a similar material made from other fibres. v. 1 tr. make into felt; mat together. 2 tr. cover with felt. 3 intr. become matted. Phrases and… …
22Felt — Feel Feel (f[=e]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Felt} (f[e^]lt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Feeling}.] [AS. f[=e]lan; akin to OS. gif[=o]lian to perceive, D. voelen to feel, OHG. fuolen, G. f[ u]hlen, Icel. f[=a]lma to grope, and prob. to AS. folm palm of the… …
23felt — felt1 [ felt ] noun uncount thick soft cloth made from wool, hair, or fur fibers that have been rolled and pressed flat: a felt hat felt felt 2 the past tense and past participle of feel1 …
24felt — ahn·felt·ia; felt; felt·man; felt·er; …
25felt — I [[t]fɛlt[/t]] v. pt. and pp. of feel II felt [[t]fɛlt[/t]] n. 1) tex a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure 2) tex an article made of this fabric 3) tex any matted fabric or material, as… …
26felt — I felt 1. felt sb., en (slagmark; mark); i felten; til felts II felt 2. felt sb., et, er, erne …
27felt up — verb change texture so as to become matted and felt like The fabric felted up after several washes • Syn: ↑felt, ↑mat up, ↑matt up, ↑matte up, ↑matte, ↑mat • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
28felt — I UK [felt] / US noun [uncountable] thick soft cloth made from wool, hair, or fur fibres that have been rolled and pressed flat a felt hat II UK [felt] / US the past tense and past participle of feel I …
29felt — felt1 [felt] v the past tense and past participle of ↑feel felt 2 felt2 n [U] [: Old English;] a thick soft material made of wool, hair, or fur that has been pressed flat …
30felt — [OE] Etymologically, felt is a fabric that is formed by ‘beating’ (as indeed is the case, for it is made from compressed fibres). The word comes via West Germanic *feltaz or *filtiz (source also of German filz and Dutch vilt ‘felt’, and of… …
