How to pronounce felt

Love words? Try a free round: no sign-up, about two minutes. Play free

What felt means

noun

Most people know felt in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A thick cloth made by pressing wool together

In a sentence: We cut stars out of green felt and glued them onto the poster.

Where it comes from: It comes from an Old English word for this cloth, from a very old root meaning to beat. It is a different word from felt, the past form of feel.

Can you spot the real meaning? Play Wordfib

One free round, no sign-up. Wordfib shows a word and four meanings: one real, three fibs.

All Wordfib words →