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• past tense form of feel.
• past participle of feel.

felt

¹ American  

[felt] / fɛlt /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of feel.

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felt ² American  

[felt] / fɛlt /

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.

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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.

felt ¹ British  

/ fɛlt /

noun

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

   2. ( as modifier )

      a felt hat

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

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verb

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

2. (intr) to become matted

felt ² British  

/ fɛlt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of feel

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Etymology

Origin of felt

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

Example Sentences

They were all for the immediate sensation; they did not think—they FELT.

From Blix by Norris, Frank

"I thought, somehow, I FELT, that the things you said didn't ring quite true."

From The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

The roar of the thunder, which could be FELT, so great was the vibration of the laden air, seemed to have no fear for him.

From With Edged Tools by Merriman, Henry Seton

Senora," said Don Jose, with still darker sympathy, "it is not the word; it is FELT.

From The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales by Harte, Bret

Related Words

• fur
• leather
• skin
• wool