felt
The definition of felt is a fabric made of animal fibers that have been twisted and pressed together.
(noun)An example of felt is flat pieces of dyed wool that are used in children's crafting projects.
Felt is defined as to twist and compress animal fibers together to create a matted fabric.
(verb)An example of felt is putting a wool knit purse in the washing machine with hot water for a long time causing the fabric to mat up into a springy pad.
Felt means to have had a feeling.
(verb)An example of felt is someone feeling another person touch their arm.
See felt in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a fabric of wool, often mixed with fur or hair or with cotton, rayon, etc., the fibers being worked together by pressure, heat, chemical action, etc. instead of by weaving or knitting
- any fabric or material with a fuzzy, springy surface like that of felt; esp., a heavy insulating material made of asbestos fibers matted together
- anything made of felt
Origin: ME < OE, akin to Ger filz, Du filt (basic sense, “cloth made by pounding or beating”) < IE base *pel-, to beat, strike > L pellere, to beat, drive
adjective
transitive verb
- to make into felt
- to cover with felt
- to cause (fibers) to mat together
intransitive verb
transitive verb, intransitive verb
See felt in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A fabric of matted, compressed animal fibers, such as wool or fur, sometimes mixed with vegetable or synthetic fibers.b. A material resembling this fabric.
- Something made of this fabric.
- To make into felt.
- To cover with felt.
- To press or mat (something) together.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English; see pel-5 in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- feltˈy adjective
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