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felted

felted

1 6.7
Made by pressing wool fibers together into a thick cloth
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɛltɪd/
: fieltro
  • Most common were these felted wool caps and these gnome looking pointy hat things.

Most common were these felted wool caps and these gnome looking pointy hat things.

Examples

  • I think these are so cute felted snowmen.

  • The children made colorful felted animals during the craft workshop.

  • Here the key is really the fabric, often felted wool or something that feels very soft and warm.

  • And when they finally finished assembling this pool table, it sat in the middle of this playroom like a felted aircraft carrier.

  • And when they finally finished assembling this pool table, it sat in the middle of this playroom like a felted aircraft carrier.

  • I'm not monkey wrenching under a car, monkey wrenching with a, with a light felted pen on illegal paper.

  • The felted wool smelled like my father's sleep tent had; its warmth was comforting after the steady despair of working with the horses.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • There's a little peace sign, pine cone, stocking holders, felted owls.

  • The artist used felted wool to create a warm and stylish scarf.

  • She wore a beautiful felted hat that kept her head cozy during winter.

Synonyms

nonwoven
vsfelted
  • Specialized
1 6.1

Made from fibers joined together instead of being woven or knitted

is made by combining fibers with heat moisture and pressure to form dense material
felty
vsfelted
1 8.1

Soft and slightly fuzzy like a warm wool hat

is produced by bonding fibers with heat moisture and pressure to form dense material

How Dense

matted
14 5.3
felted
1 6.7
felty
1 8.1
napped
1 6.4
loose
33 1.0

Surface Forms

felted positive

Morphology

felted = felt (semi-transparent) = felt + ed

The process described by 'felted' is not immediately obvious from 'felt' and the suffix '-ed', as it involves a specific technical process.

Etymology

Felted comes from the simple word felt, the name for the thick cloth you get when wool is 'pressed' or 'matted' together. So a felted hat or rug is one where the wool fibers have been joined into a thick fabric.