Definition of fearnought
plural -s
1
: a thick heavy overcoating that is made of wool often mixed with shoddy and that has a rough shaggy face;
also
: a garment made of this material — called also
dreadnought
2 a
: a machine for disentangling woolen fiber prior to carding that consists usually of one large cylinder with hooked teeth and several worker and stripper rollers
b
: a picker preceding the card
