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noun fɛltfɛlt mass nounA kind of cloth made by rolling and pressing wool or another suitable textile accompanied by the application of moisture or heat, which causes the constituent fibres to mat together to create a smooth surface. Example sentencesExamples - Two men in felt hats and raincoats cast long shadows outside what we take to be Parliament Buildings.
- The felt trilby and cord shopper creates a mix and match look for head to toe style.
- Felt or nylon tip pens popular today control ink flow by a tip of felt or bundle of nylon fibres instead of a traditional nib.
- He was sitting on a bench in the congreso hut, and had put on his dark felt hat for the occasion.
- It is a close-fitting red felt hat with a flattened top and a tassel worn to the side.
- But don't rub silver with anything other than a polishing cloth or fine piece of felt.
- As they'd apparently taken away their tar boiler and rolls of felt, I went to put the wheelie bin back in the garage.
- In all there are ten minute top hats of black silk plush and grey felt and one black felt bowler.
- We wondered why he never took off his black felt hat all through the night.
- The shoes are made for just this sort of job, with a thick synthetic felt sole that grips.
- Turn out your cupboard for old straw sunhats, berets, baseball caps and felt hats.
- Key fabrics in this collection include felt and denim which she treats with dexterity and imagination.
verb fɛltfɛlt [with object]1Make into felt; mat together. the fibres are shredded and felted together Example sentencesExamples - I thought about felting it, but I was not sure - your thoughts?
- Derived from cellulose fibers that are made into pulp and felted together, paper is one of the most common of man-made materials.
- This was later felted over while the building was part of Ilkley College.
- 1.1no object Become matted.
care must be taken in washing, or the wool will shrink and felt Example sentencesExamples - In my understanding, this kind of dyeing must be done with very hot water (on top of the stove), and you run a risk of the fabric felting, twisting, or shrinking.
Synonyms tangled, tangly, entangled, knotted, knotty, natty, tousled, dishevelled, uncombed, unkempt, felted, ratty, greasy, dirty
2Cover with felt. it wasn't long before we had felted the roof making it totally watertight Example sentencesExamples - I particularly want to make these felted flowers.
- The shop stocks New Zealand made hand and machine knitwear, felted hats, knitting yarns in natural and dyed colours, kitsets to knit your own, and carded or raw fleece for spinning.
- She said the Old Gallery, because of its once glazed roof which had been felted over, was a ‘very hard’ building to conserve.
- The second time, I raided my stash and tried it with some felted tweed.
- It had a large playground and a flat felted roof which leaked.
- Of course, button-down shirts are still around in top form, but a new style of pullover is made of flannel, fleece or felted wool.
- Some were built of stone or brick, with slate, timber or felted roofs, and many had grates, stoves and ovens.
- I was careful not to agitate too much, while visions of felted cushion covers danced before me.
- Sheepskin and cashmere pieces add texture and variety to the smoother fabrics (crepe, felted wool and leather) and the monochrome combinations are striking.
- I plan to make some felted things with these revitalized yarns - but I don't know what yet.
- Tightly woven wool, wool melton, felted or boiled wool, leather and suede along with faux leather and suede all can be clipped, snipped, slashed or punched without fraying.
- This is the first time the roof has been felted and I hope this demonstrates my intention to bring the building back to life.
Derivatives adjective Ring bowls or candles with individual leaves, alternating the glossy green tops and felty brown bottoms. Example sentencesExamples - It's covered in a felty, white fluff, and it's difficult to resist touching it.
- She and I were taking a walk to the pond this morning when along the roadside I noticed a tree that still had some long felty pods hanging from it.
- Because the fungus roots form a felty layer under the grass, the grass itself can't get the moisture it needs and the grass in the rings dies.
Origin Old English, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vilt, also to filter. Rhymes belt, Celt, dealt, dwelt, gelt, knelt, melt, misdealt, pelt, Scheldt, smelt, spelt, svelte, veld, welt fɛltfɛlt past and past participle of feel nounfeltfɛlt A kind of cloth made by rolling and pressing wool or another suitable textile accompanied by the application of moisture or heat, which causes the constituent fibers to mat together to create a smooth surface. Example sentencesExamples - The felt trilby and cord shopper creates a mix and match look for head to toe style.
- It is a close-fitting red felt hat with a flattened top and a tassel worn to the side.
- Turn out your cupboard for old straw sunhats, berets, baseball caps and felt hats.
- In all there are ten minute top hats of black silk plush and grey felt and one black felt bowler.
- As they'd apparently taken away their tar boiler and rolls of felt, I went to put the wheelie bin back in the garage.
- Key fabrics in this collection include felt and denim which she treats with dexterity and imagination.
- Two men in felt hats and raincoats cast long shadows outside what we take to be Parliament Buildings.
- He was sitting on a bench in the congreso hut, and had put on his dark felt hat for the occasion.
- Felt or nylon tip pens popular today control ink flow by a tip of felt or bundle of nylon fibres instead of a traditional nib.
- We wondered why he never took off his black felt hat all through the night.
- The shoes are made for just this sort of job, with a thick synthetic felt sole that grips.
- But don't rub silver with anything other than a polishing cloth or fine piece of felt.
verbfeltfɛlt [with object]1Make into felt; mat together. the wood fibers are shredded and felted together Example sentencesExamples - This was later felted over while the building was part of Ilkley College.
- I thought about felting it, but I was not sure - your thoughts?
- Derived from cellulose fibers that are made into pulp and felted together, paper is one of the most common of man-made materials.
- 1.1 Cover with felt.
it wasn't long before we had felted the roof making it totally watertight Example sentencesExamples - Of course, button-down shirts are still around in top form, but a new style of pullover is made of flannel, fleece or felted wool.
- Sheepskin and cashmere pieces add texture and variety to the smoother fabrics (crepe, felted wool and leather) and the monochrome combinations are striking.
- I plan to make some felted things with these revitalized yarns - but I don't know what yet.
- She said the Old Gallery, because of its once glazed roof which had been felted over, was a ‘very hard’ building to conserve.
- Tightly woven wool, wool melton, felted or boiled wool, leather and suede along with faux leather and suede all can be clipped, snipped, slashed or punched without fraying.
- This is the first time the roof has been felted and I hope this demonstrates my intention to bring the building back to life.
- I particularly want to make these felted flowers.
- I was careful not to agitate too much, while visions of felted cushion covers danced before me.
- The second time, I raided my stash and tried it with some felted tweed.
- It had a large playground and a flat felted roof which leaked.
- Some were built of stone or brick, with slate, timber or felted roofs, and many had grates, stoves and ovens.
- The shop stocks New Zealand made hand and machine knitwear, felted hats, knitting yarns in natural and dyed colours, kitsets to knit your own, and carded or raw fleece for spinning.
- 1.2no object Become matted.
care must be taken in washing, or the wool will shrink and felt Example sentencesExamples - In my understanding, this kind of dyeing must be done with very hot water (on top of the stove), and you run a risk of the fabric felting, twisting, or shrinking.
Synonyms tangled, tangly, entangled, knotted, knotty, natty, tousled, dishevelled, uncombed, unkempt, felted, ratty, greasy, dirty
Origin Old English, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vilt, also to filter. feltfɛlt past and past participle of feel |