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