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fell
I. \ˈfel\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English fel skin, from Old English fell; akin to Old High German fel skin, Old Norse berfjall skin of a bear, Gothic thrūtsfill leprosy, Latin pellis skin, Greek pelma sole, Russian pelena swaddling clothes, covering
1.
a. : an animal skin with or without the original hair or wool : pelt, hide
b. : the skin of a human being
2. : the flesh immediately under the skin : a thin tough membrane covering a carcass immediately under the hide and consisting of superficial fascia more or less intermingled with fatty tissue
3. : a body covering of especially thick hair or wool : fleece
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English fellen, from Old English fellan, fyllan; akin to Old High German fellen to fell, Old Norse fella; causative from the root of English fall (v.)
1. : to cut, beat, or knock down or bring down (as with a missile)
< fell a tree >
< fell an opponent >
< strong enough to fell an ox >
< felled the deer with a single shot >
< got as far as the top of the prison wall where a live electric wire felled him — New York Times >
also : kill
< a final attack of pneumonia felled him — Time >
2. chiefly Scotland
a. : slaughter
< fell a fat swine >
b. : to bring to a state of exhaustion or prostration especially by beating
< felled the old mare >
3. : to sew with a flat-fell seam : hem, blindstitch
III. noun
(-s)
1.
a. : the act of felling something (as a tree)
b. : the timber cut down in one season
2.
a. : the junction of the last filling thread with unwoven warp threads when a cloth is being woven
b. : the final yard or so in weaving out a warp
IV.
past tense and dialect past part of fall
V. adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English fel, from Old French fel (nominative case form) cruel, fierce, from Medieval Latin fellon-, fello villain, rogue — more at felon
1.
a. : fierce, cruel, savage
< a fell and barbarous enemy >
< swoop down and massacre his relatives, carrying off two young girls for their own fell purpose — Time >
b. : awesome, sinister, malevolent
< turned on him a fell countenance >
c. : killing or markedly sickening or destroying : deadly, murderous, dire
< a fell posion >
< a fell disease >
< a murderer bent on his fell purpose >
2. chiefly Scotland
a. : eager, intent
< fell on seeing him >
b. : shrewd, clever
< fell at poetry >
c. : sharp, pungent
< fell cheese >
d. : spirited, energetic
3. chiefly Scotland : strange and inexplicable
< a fell part of her died with him >
Synonyms: see fierce
VI. adverb
Etymology: Middle English fel, from fel, adjective
1. chiefly Scotland : in a fell manner: as
a. : fiercely, cruelly
b. : vigorously, eagerly
2. chiefly Scotland : very, greatly
VII. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse fell, fjall; akin to Old High German felis rock, Middle Irish all cliff, Late Greek pella stone, Sanskrit pāsāna
1. chiefly Scotland : mountain, height — now used chiefly in place names
< Capel Fells >
2. dialect Britain : an elevated wild field : a hill moor |