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Definition of Fell

1. Adjective. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. "Vicious kicks"

2. Verb. Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow. "They fell the trees"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

3. Noun. The dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal).

4. Verb. Pass away rapidly. "Time fleeing beneath him"

5. Noun. Seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges.

6. Verb. Sew a seam by folding the edges.

7. Noun. The act of felling something (as a tree).

Definition of Fell

1. a. Cruel; barbarous; inhuman; fierce; savage; ravenous.

2. n. Gall; anger; melancholy.

3. n. A skin or hide of a beast with the wool or hair on; a pelt; -- used chiefly in composition, as woolfell.

4. n. A barren or rocky hill.

5. v. t. To cause to fall; to prostrate; to bring down or to the ground; to cut down.

6. n. The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes, when the ore is sorted by sifting.

7. v. t. To sew or hem; -- said of seams.

8. n. A form of seam joining two pieces of cloth, the edges being folded together and the stitches taken through both thicknesses.

Definition of Fell

1. Verb. (transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. ¹

2. Verb. (simple past of fall) ¹

3. Noun. That portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down ¹

4. Noun. An animal skin, hide ¹

5. Noun. (textiles) The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft. ¹

6. Verb. (sewing) To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat. ¹

7. Noun. (archaic except UK) A rocky ridge or chain of mountains. ¹

8. Noun. (archaic except UK) A wild field or upland moor ¹

9. Adjective. Of a strong and cruel nature; eagre and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage. ¹

10. Adjective. (context: UK dialectal Scotland) Strong and fiery; biting; keen; sharp; pungent; clever. ¹

11. Adverb. Sharply; fiercely. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fell

1. cruel [adj FELLER, FELLEST] / to cause to fall [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: cruel

Medical Definition of Fell

1. 1. Cruel; barbarous; inhuman; fierce; savage; ravenous. "While we devise fell tortures for thy faults." (Shak) 2. Eager; earnest; intent. "I am so fell to my business." (Pepys) Origin: OE. Fel, OF. Fel cruel, fierce, perfidious; cf. AS. Fel (only in comp) OF. Fel, as a noun also accus. Felon, is fr. LL. Felo, of unknown origin; cf. Arm fall evil, Ir. Feal, Arm. Falloni treachery, Ir. & Gael. Feall to betray; or cf. OHG. Fillan to flay, torment, akin to E. Fell skin. Cf. Felon. A skin or hide of a beast with the wool or hair on; a pelt; used chiefly in composition, as woolfell. "We are still handling our ewes, and their fells, you know, are greasy." (Shak) Origin: AS. Fell; akin to D. Vel, OHG. Fel, G. Fell, Icel. Fell (in comp), Goth fill in orutsfill leprosy, L. Pellis skin, G. Cf. Film, Peel, Pell. The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes, when the ore is sorted by sifting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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