felt

felt · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of feel.

  2. 2.

    A kind of cloth made by rolling and pressing wool or other fibers.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    felt-tip pen — A pen with a writing tip made of felt.
  • •
    felt hat — A hat made of felt material.

Related words

See also: fabric, feel, feeling, wool

Etymology

As verb: from Old English fēlan ("to feel"). As noun: from Old English felt, from West Germanic feltaz, possibly related to processes of beating or pressing fibers together.