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Commonfelt
The correct spelling is felt.
How to pronounce felt
/fɛlt/
nounIPA: /fɛlt/
Say it like: Fel-t
The correct spelling is felt. 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. For example: "to felt the cylinder of a steam engine"
Usage Examples
“to felt the cylinder of a steam engine”
“Feel my wrath!”
“It looks like wood, but it feels more like plastic.”
Meanings
noun
- 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.
- 2.A hat made of felt.
- 3.A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt.
verb
- 1.To make into felt, or a feltlike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together.
- 2.To cover with, or as if with, felt.
- 3.To cause a player to lose all their chips.
- 4.(heading) To use or experience the sense of touch.
- 5.(heading) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
adjective
- 1.That has been experienced or perceived.
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