Fell (?),
imp. of Fall.
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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, 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, n. [AS. fell; akin to D. vel, OHG. fel, G. fell, Icel. fell (in comp.), Goth fill in �xed;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 (?), n. [Icel. fell, fjally; akin to Sw. fjall 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, 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. fallen, Icel. fella, Sw. falla, Dan. faelde. See Fall, v. i.]
To cause to fall; to prostrate; to bring down or to the ground; to cut down.
Stand, or I'll fell thee down.
Shak.
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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, v. t. [Cf. Gael. fill to fold, plait, Sw. f�x86;ll a hem.]
To sew or hem; -- said of seams.
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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.
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