Felts'
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.
3.
any matted fabric or material, as a mat of asbestos fibers, rags, or old paper, used for insulation and in construction.
adjective
4.
pertaining to or made of felt.
verb (used with object)
5.
to make into felt; mat or press together.
6.
to cover with or as with felt.
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verb (used without object)
7.
to become matted together.
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felt2 (fɛlt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a matted fabric of wool, hair, etc, made by working the fibres together under pressure or by heat or chemical action |
| b. (as modifier): a felt hat | |
| 2. | any material, such as asbestos, made by a similar process of matting |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to make into or cover with felt |
| 4. | (intr) to become matted |
| [Old English; related to Old Saxon filt, Old High German filz felt, Latin pellere to beat, Greek pelas close; see | |
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Word Origin & History
felt
O.E. felt, from W.Gmc. *feltaz (cf. M.Du. vilt, O.H.G. filz, Da. filt), from P.Gmc. *peltaz "something beaten," from PIE *peldos- (cf. O.C.S. plusti), with a sense of "beating."
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Medical Dictionary
feel (fēl)
v. felt (fělt), feel·ing, feels
To perceive through the sense of touch.
To perceive as a physical sensation, as of pain.
To be conscious of a particular physical, mental, or emotional state.
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Slang Dictionary
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