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Pronunciation : Fell
Definition : Defn: imp. of Fall.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fell
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [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
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fell
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. L. fel gall, bile, or E. fell, a.]
Definition : Defn: Gall; anger; melancholy. [Obs.] Untroubled of vile fear or bitter fell. Spenser.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fell
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. fell; akin to D. vel, OHG. fel, G. fell, Icel. fell (in comp.), Goth fill in ?rutsfill leprosy, L. pellis skin, G. Film, Peel, Pell, n.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fell
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Icel. fell, fjally; akin to Sw. fj?ll a ridge or chain of mountains, Dan. fjeld mountain, rock and prob. to G. fels rock, or perh. to feld field, E. field.]
Definition : 1. A barren or rocky hill. T. Gray.

2. A wild field; a moor. Dryton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fell
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [AS. fellan, a causative verb fr. feallan to fall; akin to D. vellen, G. f?llen, Icel. fella, Sw. f?lla, Dan. f?lde. See Fall, v. i.]
Definition : Defn: To cause to fall; to prostrate; to bring down or to the ground; to cut down. Stand, or I'll fell thee down. Shak.

t. [imp. & p. p. Felled; p. pr. & vb. n. Felling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fell
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes, when the ore is sorted by sifting.

(Mining)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fell
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Gael. fill to fold, plait, Sw. f?ll a hem.]
Definition : Defn: To sew or hem; -- said of seams.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fell
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Sewing)

Defn: A form of seam joining two pieces of cloth, the edges being folded together and the stitches taken through both thicknesses.

2. (Weaving)

Defn: The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913