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As regards the second case many desert and steppe-plants are covered with felty hairs, which serve to prevent too rapid evaporation and consequent loss of moisture.
From The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In by Lubbock, John, Sir
Veil very evident—at least in young state—as a felty coating, which breaks up during expansion of p. into patches; cottony, squamulose, fibrillose or mealy.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
It must have a bright, beaver finish, and be close and felty in the weave.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
The short-combing wool has, as its name implies, a shorter staple, and is finer and more felty; the felt is also closer and softer, and is chiefly used for hosiery goods.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
The horses also had been fed for a fortnight on straw from the thatched roofs and had become terribly thin, though still covered with tufts of felty winter hair.
From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
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