Fell vs Heel - What's the difference?

fell | heel |

As a noun fell

is fur, pelt (hairy skin of an animal).

As a proper noun heel is

a part of maasgouw in the netherlands.

fell

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) fellen, from (etyl) fellan, .

Verb

(en verb)

To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.

* Shakespeare

Stand, or I'll fell thee down.

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To strike down, kill, destroy.

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Verb

(head)

(fall)

Etymology 2

(etyl) 'skin', Russian plená'' 'pelt', (etyl) plah 'to cover', Ancient Greek ''péllas 'skin').

Noun

(en noun)

That portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down.

An animal skin, hide.

* Shakespeare:

We are still handling our ewes, and their fells , you know, are greasy.

(textiles) The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.

Verb

(en verb)

(sewing) To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.

* 2006, Colette Wolff, The Art of Manipulating Fabric , page 296:

To fell seam allowances, catch the lining underneath before emerging 1/4" (6mm) ahead, and 1/8" (3mm) to 1/4" (6mm) into the seam allowance.

(wikipedia fell)

Etymology 3

From (etyl) fell, . Compare (m).

Noun

(en noun)

A rocky ridge or chain of mountains.

* 1937 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

The dwarves of yore made mighty spells,

While hammers fell like ringing bells,

In places deep, where dark things sleep,

In hollow halls beneath the fells.

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* 1971 Catherine Cookson, The Dwelling Place

She didn't know at first why she stepped off the road and climbed the bank on to the fells; it wasn't until she found herself skirting a disused quarry that she realised where she was making for, and when she reached the place she stood and gazed at it. It was a hollow within an outcrop of rock, not large enough to call a cave but deep enough to shelter eight people from the rain, and with room to spare.

A wild field or upland moor.

Etymology 4

From (etyl) fel, . See felon.

Adjective

(er)

Of a strong and cruel nature; eagre and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage.

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

while we devise fell tortures for thy faults

* 1663 , (Hudibras) , by , part 1,

And many a serpent of fell kind, / With wings before, and stings behind

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Strong and fiery; biting; keen; sharp; pungent; clever.

(label) Eager; earnest; intent.

* (Samuel Pepys) (1633-1703)

I am so fell to my business.

Adverb

(en adverb)

Sharply; fiercely.

Derived terms

* (l)

Noun

(-)

Gall; anger; melancholy.

* Spenser:

Untroubled of vile fear or bitter fell .

* XIX c. ,

I wake and feel the fell of dark, not day.

Statistics

Etymology 5

Noun

(mining) The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes when the ore is sorted by sifting.

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heel

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) hele, heel, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)

(anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.

* Denham

He [the stag] calls to mind his strength and then his speed, / His winged heels and then his armed head.

The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.

The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.

(firearms) The back upper part of the stock.

The last or lowest part of anything; as, the heel of a mast'' or ''the heel of a vessel .

* A. Trollope

the heel of a hunt

(US, Ireland) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.

* Sir Walter Scott

the heel of the white loaf

(US) The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.

* 1996 , Ester Reiter, Making Fast Food: From the Frying Pan Into the Fryer (page 100)

The bottom half, or the bun heel is placed in the carton, and the pickle slices spread evenly over the meat or cheese.

A contemptible, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.

(slang, professional wrestling) A wrestler whose on-ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits. Contrast with babyface.

* 1992 , Bruce Lincoln, Discourse and the Construction of Society (page 158)

Freedman began his analysis by noting two important facts about professional wrestling: First, that heels triumph considerably more often than do babyfaces

(card games) The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.

Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.

(architecture) The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter. Specifically, (US), the obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.

(architecture) A cyma reversa; so called by workmen.

(Gwilt)

(carpentry) the short side of an angled cut

Antonyms

* (angled cut in carpentry) toe

Derived terms

* Achilles heel * bring someone to heel * cool one's heels * dig in one's heels * down at heel * head over heels * heelside * heel-and-toe * high heels * hot on somebody's heels * kick one's heels * kick up one's heels * kitten heel * Tar Heel * stiletto heel * spike heel * take to one's heels * turn on one's heel * well-heeled

Verb

(en verb)

To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.

To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot).

To kick with the heel.

To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc.

* Shakespeare

I cannot sing, / Nor heel the high lavolt.

To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.

Etymology 2

Alteration of earlier heeld, from (etyl) heelden, from (etyl) hyldan, ). More at (l).

Verb

(en verb)

To incline to one side, to tilt (especially of ships).

Noun

(en noun)

The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.

The ship gave a heel to port.

Synonyms

* (l)

Anagrams

* English terms with multiple etymologies ----