felt

felt
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German filz felt, Latin pellere to drive, beat Date: before 12th century 1. a. a cloth made of wool and fur often mixed with natural or synthetic fibers through the action of heat, moisture, chemicals, and pressure b. a firm woven cloth of wool or cotton heavily napped and shrunk 2. an article made of felt 3. a material resembling felt: as a. a heavy paper of organic or asbestos fibers impregnated with asphalt and used in building construction b. semirigid pressed fiber insulation used in building • feltlike adjective II. transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to make out of or cover with felt 2. to cause to adhere and mat together 3. to make into felt or a similar substance III. past and past participle of feel

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  • Felt — Felt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Felted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Felting}.] 1. To make into felt, or a feltike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover with, or as with, felt; as, to felt the cylinder of a steam …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Felt — Felt, imp. & p. p. or a. from {Feel}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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