fell

fell
fell1
past of fall.
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fell2
verb
1》 cut down (a tree).
    ↘knock down.
2》 (also flat-fell) stitch down (the edge of a seam) to lie flat.
noun an amount of wood cut.
Derivatives
feller noun
Origin
OE fellan, of Gmc origin; related to fall.
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fell3
noun a hill or stretch of high moorland, especially in northern England.
Origin
ME: from ON fjall, fell 'hill'.
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fell4
adjective literary of terrible evil or ferocity.
Phrases
in (or at) one fell swoop all in one go. [from Shakespeare's Macbeth (IV. iii. 219).]
Origin
ME: from OFr. fel, nominative of felon (see felon1).
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fell5
noun archaic an animal's hide or skin with its hair.
Origin
OE fel, fell, of Gmc origin.

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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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fell — Ⅰ. fell [2] ► VERB 1) cut down (a tree). 2) knock down. 3) stitch down (the edge of a seam) to lie flat. DERIVATIVES feller noun. ORIGIN Old English, related to FALL …   English terms dictionary

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