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Definition of Fell

Fell
Fell Fell, n. [AS. fell; akin to D. vel, OHG. fel, G. fell, Icel. fell (in comp.), Goth fill in [thorn]rutsfill leprosy, L. pellis skin, G. ?. Cf. Film, Peel, Pell, n.] A skin or hide of a beast with the wool or hair on; a pelt; -- used chiefly in composition, as woolfell. We are still handling our ewes, and their fells, you know, are greasy. --Shak.
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Fell Fell, n. [Icel. fell, fjally; akin to Sw. fj["a]ll a ridge or chain of mountains, Dan. fjeld mountain, rock and prob. to G. fels rock, or perh. to feld field, E. field.] 1. A barren or rocky hill. --T. Gray. 2. A wild field; a moor. --Dryton.
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Fell Fell, imp. of Fall.
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Fell Fell, a. [OE. fel, OF. fel cruel, fierce, perfidious; cf. AS. fel (only in comp.) OF. fel, as a noun also accus. felon, is fr. LL. felo, of unknown origin; cf. Arm fall evil, Ir. feal, Arm. falloni treachery, Ir. & Gael. feall to betray; or cf. OHG. fillan to flay, torment, akin to E. fell skin. Cf. Felon.] 1. Cruel; barbarous; inhuman; fierce; savage; ravenous. While we devise fell tortures for thy faults. --Shak. 2. Eager; earnest; intent. [Obs.] I am so fell to my business. --Pepys.
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Fell Fell, n. [Cf. L. fel gall, bile, or E. fell, a.] Gall; anger; melancholy. [Obs.] Untroubled of vile fear or bitter fell. --Spenser.
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Fell Fell, n. (Mining) The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes, when the ore is sorted by sifting.
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Fell Fell, v. t. [Cf. Gael. fill to fold, plait, Sw. f[*a]ll a hem.] To sew or hem; -- said of seams.
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Fell Fell, n. 1. (Sewing) A form of seam joining two pieces of cloth, the edges being folded together and the stitches taken through both thicknesses. 2. (Weaving) The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.

Meaning of Fell from wikipedia

- Look up fell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fell (from Old Norse fell, fjall, "mountain") is a high and barren landscape feature, such as a mountain...
- of felling a single large tree or grouping and felling several small ones simultaneously. In hand felling, an axe, saw, or chainsaw is used to fell a tree...
- Norman Fell (born Norman Noah Feld; March 24, 1924 – December 14, 1998) was an American actor of film and television, most famous for his role as landlord...
- Felled seam, or flat-fell seam, is a seam made by placing one edge inside a folded edge of fabric, then stitching the fold down. The fold encases the...
- native strength and to the good or evil of their wills in the beginning, they fell under the thraldom of the ring that they bore and of the domination of the...
- up feller in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Feller or Fellers may refer to: Feller (surname), a list of people with the surname Feller or de Feller Fellers...
- Hawthornthwaite Fell is one of the larger hills in the Forest of Bowland in the north west of England. Hawthornthwaite Fell marks the extreme western...
- After We Fell is a 2021 American romantic drama film directed by Castille Landon from a screenplay by Sharon Soboil, based on the 2014 novel of the same...
- John Fell may refer to: John Fell (bishop) (1625–1686), Bishop of Oxford John Fell (tutor) (1735–1797), English congregationalist minister and classical...
- The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 British science fantasy drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg and adapted by Paul Mayersberg. Based on Walter Tevis's...