1. n. & v.
--n.
1. a kind of cloth made by rolling and pressing wool etc., or by weaving and shrinking it.
2 a similar material made from other fibres.
--v.
1. tr. make into felt; mat together.
2 tr. cover with felt.
3 intr. become matted.
Phrases and idioms:
felt-tipped (or felt-tip) pen a pen with a writing-point made of felt or fibre.
Derivatives:
felty adj.
Etymology: OE f. WG 2. past and past part. of FEEL.