English → Latin
“felt” in Latin
coāctōto compel, constrain, forcetegumentumcover, covering; clothing; armourpilleusa felt cap worn at the Saturnalia, and given to freed slaves; liberty, freedomcausiakausia (a Macedonian hat with a wide brim)petasusa travelling hat or cap with a broad brim; something in the shape of a cap, placed on a building; a cap, cupolalacernaA form of cloak, fastened at the neck, worn over a toga
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
felt
coacta, orum (Caes., B.G., 3, 44, Herzog): vestis coacta (Plin., 8, 48, 73, § 192): things made of felt; e.g., cloths, etc., coactilia (Ulp., Dig., 34, 2, 26), or res ex coactis factae (Vid: Caes.., etc.): a cloth made of felt, tegumentum or opertorium ex coactis factum (Vid: Caes. B.G., 3, 44): a cap made of felt, pileus: a felt hat, causia (καυσία): petasus [SYN. in HAT]: a felt cloak, lacerna or pallium ex coactis factum (after Caes., B.G., 3, 44): a shoe made of felt, udo (Ulp., Dig., 34, 2, 25, § 4): socks made of felt, socci ex coactis facti (after Caes., B.G., 3, 44); boots, *ocreae ex coactis factae (ib.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for felt?
- The usual Latin words for “felt” are coāctō, tegumentum, pilleus; also causia, petasus, lacerna. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.