felt

felt
1. noun /fɛlt/
a) A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.

It were a delicate stratagem to shoe A troop of horse with felt.

b) A hat made of felt.

To know whether sheep are sound or not, see that the felt be loose.

See Also: felt grain, Knight, felt-tip pen, coated felt sheet, saturated felt
2. verb /fɛlt/
a) To make into felt, or a feltlike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together. —
b) To cover with, or as with, felt; as, to felt the cylinder of a steam engine.

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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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  • felt — [1] ► NOUN ▪ cloth made by rolling and pressing wool or another suitable textile accompanied by the application of moisture or heat, which causes the fibres to mat together. ► VERB 1) mat together or become matted. 2) cover with felt. ORIGIN Old… …   English terms dictionary

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