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"Section F, G and H"


Stand, or I'll fell thee down.

Shak.


Fell, n. (Mining) The finer
portions of ore which go through the meshes, when the ore is sorted
by sifting.


Fell, v. t. [Cf. Gael. fill to
fold, plait, Sw. fåll a hem.] To sew or hem; --
said of seams.


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.


Fell"a*ble (?), a. Fit to be
felled.


||Fel"lah (?), n.; pl. Ar.
Fellahin (#), E. Fellahs (#).
[Ar.] A peasant or cultivator of the soil among the Egyptians,
Syrians, etc.
W. M. Thomson.


Fell"er (?), n. One who, or that
which, fells, knocks or cuts down; a machine for felling
trees.


Fell"er, n.


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