Felt /fɛlt/

The meaning and definition of Felt, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

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.
A hat made of felt.

verb

To make into felt, or a feltlike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together.
To cover with, or as if with, felt.
“to felt the cylinder of a steam engine”

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