felter

felter
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

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