Synonyms for felts
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : felt |
Phonetic Transcription : fɛlt |
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Définition of felts
Origin :- Old English felt, from West Germanic *feltaz "something beaten, compressed wool" (cf. Old Saxon filt, Middle Dutch vilt, Old High German filz, German Filz, Danish filt), from Proto-Germanic *felt- "to beat," from PIE *pel- "to thrust, strike, drive" (cf. Old Church Slavonic plusti), with a sense of "beating" (see pulse (n.1)).
- As in table linen : noun table coverings
- As in coat : noun animal hair
- As in mat : verb plait
- The horses can stand in the sun, but double the felts over the loins.
- Extract from : « Soldiers Three » by Rudyard Kipling
- The felts have no seams, and are from one to four inches thick.
- Extract from : « Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern » by Rosa Belle Holt
- Sometimes the felts are decorated with colored threads and often the name of the weaver is woven in.
- Extract from : « Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern » by Rosa Belle Holt
- On the 11th of May, Mrs. Felts went home and took charge of her work, while she gave her time fully to the care of the sick.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward » by T. G. Steward
- On the 5th of the same month she wrote a long letter to Mrs. Felts inviting her home.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward » by T. G. Steward
- The chief manufactures are felts and other woollen fabrics, principally carpets, which have a world-wide reputation.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6 » by Various
- The first takes a small portion, and with its jaws and fore-legs as it were felts it together.
- Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. I (of 4) » by William Kirby
- The felts which convey the paper are omitted so as to get a clearer view of the molds.
- Extract from : « From Paper-mill to Pressroom » by William Bond Wheelwright
- They likewise make sandals, and socks, and other garments, and felts for covering their houses.
- Extract from : « A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. I » by Robert Kerr
- The coucher takes immediate possession of the felts for his further operations.
- Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
Antonyms for felts
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