Fell — (from the Old Norse fjall , mountain ) is a word used to refer to mountains, or certain types of mountainous landscape, in Scandinavia, the Isle of Man, and parts of England.EnglandIn Northern England, especially in the Lake District and in the… … Wikipedia
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fell — Fell, n. [Cf. L. fel gall, bile, or E. fell, a.] Gall; anger; melancholy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Untroubled of vile fear or bitter fell. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] 2. A wild field; a moor.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fell — Fell, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Felled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Felling}.] [AS. fellan, a causative verb fr. feallan to fall; akin to D. vellen, G. f[ a]llen, Icel. fella, Sw. f[ a]lla, Dan. f[ae]lde. See {Fall}, v. i.] To cause to fall; to prostrate; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fell — Fell, imp. of {Fall}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fell — Fell, n. (Mining) The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes, when the ore is sorted by sifting. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fell — Fell, v. t. [Cf. Gael. fill to fold, plait, Sw. f[*a]ll a hem.] To sew or hem; said of seams. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Weaving) The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fell [1] — Fell, 1) behaarte Haut eines Thieres; 2) die Haut kleinerer Thiere, welche nicht abgestreift wird; 3) die gegerbte Haut kleinerer Thiere (z.B. Kalb , Schaf , Ziegenfell); werden nach Dechern von 10 Stück od. Dutzend verhandelt; 4) (Anat.), so v.w … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon