felt

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verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of feel.

Other definitions for felt (2 of 2)

felt2
[ felt ]

noun
  1. a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.

  2. any article made of this material, as a hat.

  1. any matted fabric or material, as a mat of asbestos fibers, rags, or old paper, used for insulation and in construction.

adjective
  1. pertaining to or made of felt.

verb (used with object)
  1. to make into felt; mat or press together.

  2. to cover with or as with felt.

verb (used without object)
  1. to become matted together.

Origin of felt

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First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Filz; see filter

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British Dictionary definitions for felt (1 of 2)

felt1

/ (fɛlt) /


verb
  1. the past tense and past participle of feel

British Dictionary definitions for felt (2 of 2)

felt2

/ (fɛlt) /


noun
    • a matted fabric of wool, hair, etc, made by working the fibres together under pressure or by heat or chemical action

    • (as modifier): a felt hat

  1. any material, such as asbestos, made by a similar process of matting

verb
  1. (tr) to make into or cover with felt

  2. (intr) to become matted

Origin of felt

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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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