I. ˈfeltə(r) transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English filteren, felteren, from (assumed) Anglo-French feltrer to cover with felt, from (assumed) Old French feltrer (whence Old French feutrer ), from Old French feltre, feutre felt, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Saxon filt felt
now dialect Britain : to mat together like felt : intertwine
II. noun
( -s )
: one that makes felt or works with felt: as
a. : an operator of a machine that produces felting
b. : a worker who attaches felt weather stripping