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Definitions for: Felt
[n] a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers
[adj] detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues; "the felt presence of an intruder"; "a sensed presence in the room raised goosebumps on her arms"; "a perceived threat"
[v] change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes"
[v] cover with felt; "felt a cap"
[v] mat together and make felt-like, as of material
Webster (1913) Definition: Felt,
imp. & p. p. or a. from Feel.
Felt, n. [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.]
1. 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.
It were a delicate stratagem to shoe A troop of
horse with felt. --Shak.
2. A hat made of felt. --Thynne.
3. A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt. [Obs.]
To know whether sheep are sound or not, see that the
felt be loose. --Mortimer.
Synonyms: detected, felt up, mat, mat up, perceived, sensed
See Also: change, cloth, cover, entangle, fabric, mat, material, snarl, tangle, textile
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