felly

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted

Etymology

From Middle English fely, felow, felowe, felwe, felȝe, from Old English felg, from Proto-Germanic *felgō (compare Saterland Frisian feelge, Dutch velg, German Felge), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥ǵʰ- (compare Polish płoza (“sliding iron”), Old Church Slavonic пльзати (plĭzati, “to creep, crawl”)).

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Synonyms

felloe

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