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Definition of Fell

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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- John Fell may refer to: John Fell (bishop) (1625–1686), Bishop of Oxford John Fell (tutor) (1735–1797), English congregationalist minister and classical...
- "A Blossom Fell" is a po****r song written by Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, and Dominic John and published in 1954. The best-known version was recorded...
- Harter Fell may refer to: Harter Fell (Eskdale), a mountain in the Eskdale valley in the western part of Lake District National Park, England Harter Fell (Mardale)...
- 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...
- The Fell pony is a versatile working breed of mountain and moorland pony originating on ****berland and Westmorland farms of northwest England and is used...
- 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...