Definition of Felt

1. Verb. Mat together and make felt-like. "Felt the wool"

Generic synonyms: Entangle, Mat, Snarl, Tangle

2. Noun. A fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers.
Generic synonyms: Cloth, Fabric, Material, Textile

3. Verb. Cover with felt. "They felt the cape "; "Felt a cap"
Generic synonyms: Cover

4. Verb. Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like. "The fabric felted up after several washes"
Exact synonyms: Felt Up, Mat, Mat Up, Matt-up, Matte, Matte Up
Generic synonyms: Change
Derivative terms: Mat, Matting

Definition of Felt

1. n. A cloth or stuff made of matted fibers 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.

2. v. t. To make into felt, or a feltike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together.

Definition of Felt

1. Noun. 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. ¹

2. Noun. A hat made of felt. ¹

3. Noun. (obsolete) A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To make into felt, or a feltlike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To cover with, or as if with, felt. ¹

6. Verb. (past of feel) ¹

7. Adjective. That has been experienced or perceived. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Felt

1. to mat together [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Felt

1. 1. 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." (Shak). 2. A hat made of felt. 3. A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt. "To know whether sheep are sound or not, see that the felt be loose." (Mortimer) Origin: AS. Felt; akin to D. Vilt, G. Filz, and possibly to Gr. Hair or wool wrought into felt, L. Pilus hair, pileus a felt cap or hat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Felt

felonry
felons
felonwort
felony
felos-de-se
felsic
felsite
felsites
felsitic
felspar
felspars
felspath
felspathic
felstone
felstones
felt (current term)
felt-tip
felt-tip pen
felt-tip pens
felt-tipped
felt-tipped pen
felt-tipped pens
felt-tipping
felt-tips
felt fern
felt fungus
felt grain
felt hat
felt ten feet tall
felt tip

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