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felted

felted

6.7
Made by pressing wool fibers together into a thick cloth
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɛltɪd/
translation icon : 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
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
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
1 5.3
felted
6.7
felty
8.1
napped
6.4
loose
70 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.