felloes
/ˈfɛləʊz
/(also fellies /ˈfɛliz/)
plural noun
The outer rim of a wheel, to which the spokes are fixed.On the walls hang all types of patterns, including well over a hundred for different sized wagon wheel felloes....
- Similarly, the solid top of the felloe stool presented such ‘unforeseen technical difficulties’ that a compromise design with spaced felloes was agreed upon.
- He believed they were used for planing felloes.
Origin
Old English felg (singular); related to Dutch velg and German Felge; of unknown ultimate origin.