felt
1 Americanverb
noun
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felts
plural
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a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
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any article made of this material, as a hat.
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any matted fabric or material, as a mat of asbestos fibers, rags, or old paper, used for insulation and in construction.
adjective
verb (used with object)
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to make into felt; mat or press together.
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to cover with or as with felt.
verb (used without object)
noun
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a matted fabric of wool, hair, etc, made by working the fibres together under pressure or by heat or chemical action
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( as modifier )
a felt hat
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any material, such as asbestos, made by a similar process of matting
verb
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(tr) to make into or cover with felt
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(intr) to become matted
verb
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of felt
First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Filz; see filter
Example Sentences
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"On the last point I was thinking, please be out. And it really was out. It felt so good. It was very hard out there."
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Everton's unbeaten start to the Premier League season and progress in the Carabao Cup has prompted a minor outbreak of something rarely felt among their fanbase in recent times - optimism.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Valentine, like many in town, said the town liked having the Americans nearby and had never felt particularly threatened before by geopolitics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
“I felt closer to Inde because it felt more like me,” she adds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Inside, it had evolved as each of my siblings felt that sharing a room wasn’t fun anymore.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Claim to Fame: Mr. Baginskiy is a luxury hatmaker for today’s “It” girls and Instagram stars, best known for his hard-brimmed baker boy caps in wool felts, nubby tweeds and other handcrafted materials.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2020
The same colors appeared on my son’s palms, as he was most taken with the dynamics of uncapping and recapping the felts.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2017
The exterior is cold and raw, but in the rooms the industrial feel is softened with grey felts and fabrics.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 18, 2016
All his I thinks, I believeds and I felts could sound self-effacing.
From Newsweek ● Apr. 10, 2015
The principal industries are tanning leather and the manufacture of saddles, harnesses, trunks, and other leather goods, felts and copper utensils.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
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