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Felt Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Felt? [n] a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers [adj] detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues; "the felt presence of an intruder"; "a sensed presence in the room raised goosebumps on her arms"; "a perceived threat" [v] change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" [v] cover with felt; "felt a cap" [v] mat together and make felt-like, as of material Synonyms \| Synonyms for Felt: detected \| felt up \| mat \| mat up \| perceived \| sensed Related Terms \| Find terms related to Felt: cloth \| drapery \| etoffe \| fabric \| goods \| lace \| material \| napery \| rag \| silk \| stuff \| textile \| textile fabric \| texture \| tissu \| tissue \| weave \| web \| weft \| woof \| wool See Also \| change \| cloth \| cover \| entangle \| fabric \| mat \| material \| snarl \| tangle \| textile Felt In Webster's Dictionary \Felt\, imp. & p. p. or a. from {Feel}. \Felt\, n. [AS. felt; akin to D. vilt, G. filz, and possibly to Gr. ? hair or wool wrought into felt, L. pilus hair, pileus a felt cap or hat.] 1. A cloth or stuff made of matted fibers of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving. It were a delicate stratagem to shoe A troop of horse with felt. --Shak. 2. A hat made of felt. --Thynne. 3. A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt. [Obs.] To know whether sheep are sound or not, see that the felt be loose. --Mortimer.

Felt Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Felt?

[n] a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers
[adj] detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues; "the felt presence of an intruder"; "a sensed presence in the room raised goosebumps on her arms"; "a perceived threat"
[v] change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes"
[v] cover with felt; "felt a cap"
[v] mat together and make felt-like, as of material

Felt In Webster's Dictionary

\Felt\,
imp. & p. p. or a. from {Feel}.


\Felt\, n. [AS. felt; akin to D. vilt, G. filz, and
possibly to Gr. ? hair or wool wrought into felt, L. pilus
hair, pileus a felt cap or hat.]
1. A cloth or stuff made of matted fibers of wool, or wool
   and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by
   rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning
   or weaving.

         It were a delicate stratagem to shoe A troop of
         horse with felt.                      --Shak.

2. A hat made of felt. --Thynne.

3. A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt. [Obs.]

         To know whether sheep are sound or not, see that the
         felt be loose.                        --Mortimer.

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