fell
1. fell \'fel\ n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG fel skin, L pellis] : SKIN, HIDE, PELT 2. fell \'fel-*-b*l\ vt [ME fellen, fr. OE fellan; akin to OE feallan to fall - mor]e at FALL 1a: to cut, beat, or knock down 1b: KILL 2: to sew (a seam) by folding one raw edge under the other and sewing flat on the wrong side - fell.able aj 3. fell past of FALL 4. fell \'fel-le-\ aj [ME fel, fr. OF - more at FELON] 1a: FIERCE, CRUEL 1b: very destructive or painful : DEADLY 1c: TERRIBLE, AWFUL Scot 2: SHARP, PUNGENT - fell.ness n
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