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Fell
01
the dressed skin or hide of an animal, especially a large one
Examples
The hunter sold the fell to a local tanner.
The fell was stretched and dried before use.
02
the act of cutting down or bringing down something, especially a tree
Examples
The fell of the old oak took less than an hour.
Logging crews completed the fell before sunset.
03
a seam made by folding and stitching edges to hide or protect raw fabric
Examples
The tailor used a fell to finish the shirt seams neatly.
Jeans often feature a durable fell along the inside leg.
to fell
01
to cut down or bring down, typically referring to trees
Transitive: to fell a tree
Examples
The lumberjack used an axe to fell the towering pine.
Strong winds can sometimes fell even the sturdiest of trees.
02
to sew a seam by folding and stitching the raw edges down
Transitive: to fell sth
Examples
She felled the seam for a neat finish.
The tailor felled the edges to prevent fraying.
03
to pass away or disappear rapidly
Intransitive
Examples
The light felled as the sun set.
His hopes felled after hearing the news.
fell
01
having the ability to be deadly, cruel, or destructive
Examples
The fell beast terrorized the villagers with its fierce attacks.
His fell intentions were revealed when he betrayed his closest allies.
