felt
1[ felt ]
/ fɛlt /
verb
simple past tense and past participle of feel.
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Origin of felt
2before 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Filz;see filter
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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
any material, such as asbestos, made by a similar process of matting
verb
(tr) to make into or cover with felt
(intr) to become matted
Word Origin for felt
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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