noun, masculine/føtʁ/plural: feutres
material made of matted fibres; felt; felt hat; trilby (UK), fedora (US); felt-tip (pen); a couching fabric; saddle padding for the comfort of horse and rider
Inherited from Old French feltre, from Frankish *filtir, from Proto-Germanic *filtizō, *felt. Cf. English felt, German Filz, Old English felt.