felt

felt

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈfɛlt/]

Senses

1. felt (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres 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.

Example: It were a delicate stratagem to shoe
A troop of horse with felt.

2. felt (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A hat made of felt.

3. felt (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A felt-tip pen.

Example: You'll notice that all the illustrations are done in different media: some with pencil crayons, some with felts, some with paint, some with chalk pastels.

4. felt (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To make into felt or a feltlike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together.

Example: the same Wool , for instance , one Men felts it into a Hat, another weaves it into Cloth , another weaves it into Kersey or Serge

5. felt (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To cover with, or as if with, felt.

Example: to felt the cylinder of a steam engine

6. felt (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To cause (a player) to lose all their chips.

Structure of the word

Roots:
  • pel (beat, Proto-Indo-European)

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