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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.
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While we devise fell tortures for thy faults. Shak.
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2. Eager; earnest; intent. [Obs.]
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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.]
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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 þrutsfill leprosy, L. pellis skin, G. &unr_;. 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.
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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. fj&ä;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.
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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. f&ä;llen, Icel. fella, Sw. f&ä;lla, Dan. fælde. See Fall, v. i.] To cause to fall; to prostrate; to bring down or to the ground; to cut down.
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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. fåll 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.
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2. (Weaving) The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.
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