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fur

the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal

Not to be confused with:

fir – a coniferous tree belonging to the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones

fur

(fûr)

1. The thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of certain mammals.

2. The hair-covered, dressed pelt of such a mammal, used in making garments and as trimming or decoration.

3. A garment made of or lined with the dressed pelt of a mammal.

4. See fake fur.

5. A furlike coating: fur on the tongue.

tr.v. furred, fur·ring, furs

1. To cover, line, or trim with fur.

2. To cover or coat as if with fur.

3. To line (a wall or floor) with furring.

[Middle English furre, probably from furren, to line with fur, from Old French forrer, from forre, fuerre, sheath, lining, of Germanic origin; see pā- in Indo-European roots.]

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fur

(fɜː)

1. (Zoology) the dense coat of fine silky hairs on such mammals as the cat, seal, and mink

2. (Tanning)

a. the dressed skin of certain fur-bearing animals, with the hair left on

b. (as modifier): a fur coat.

3. (Clothing & Fashion) a garment made of fur, such as a coat or stole

4. (Textiles)

a. a pile fabric made in imitation of animal fur

b. a garment made from such a fabric

5. (Heraldry) heraldry any of various stylized representations of animal pelts or their tinctures, esp ermine or vair, used in coats of arms

6. (Pathology) informal a whitish coating of cellular debris on the tongue, caused by excessive smoking, an upset stomach, etc

7. (Building) Brit a whitish-grey deposit consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate precipitated from hard water onto the insides of pipes, boilers, and kettles

8. make the fur fly to cause a scene or disturbance

vb, furs, furring or furred

9. (Clothing & Fashion) (tr) to line or trim a garment, etc, with fur

10. (often foll by up) to cover or become covered with a furlike lining or deposit

11. (Clothing & Fashion) (tr) to clothe (a person) in a fur garment or garments

[C14: from Old French forrer to line a garment, from fuerre sheath, of Germanic origin; related to Old English fōdder case, Old Frisian fōder coat lining]

ˈfurless adj

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fur

(fɜr)

n., adj., v. furred, fur•ring. n.

1. the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal.

2. the skin of certain animals, as minks or beavers, covered with this, used for garments, trimmings, etc.

3. a garment made of fur.

4. any coating resembling or suggesting fur, as certain matter on the tongue.

adj.

5. of, pertaining to, or dealing in fur, animal skins, dressed pelts, etc.: a fur coat; a fur trader.

v.t.

6. to line, face, or trim with fur.

7. to apply furring to (a wall, ceiling, etc.).

8. to clothe (a person) with fur.

9. to coat with foul or deposited matter.

Idioms:

make the fur fly,

a. to cause a disturbance.

b. to do something quickly.

[1300–50; Middle English furre derivative of furren to trim with fur < Anglo-French, Old French sheath < Germanic]

fur′less, adj.

fur.

furlong.

fur

Past participle: furred
Gerund: furring

Imperative
fur
fur

Present
I fur
you fur
he/she/it furs
we fur
you fur
they fur

Preterite
I furred
you furred
he/she/it furred
we furred
you furred
they furred

Present Continuous
I am furring
you are furring
he/she/it is furring
we are furring
you are furring
they are furring

Present Perfect
I have furred
you have furred
he/she/it has furred
we have furred
you have furred
they have furred

Past Continuous
I was furring
you were furring
he/she/it was furring
we were furring
you were furring
they were furring

Past Perfect
I had furred
you had furred
he/she/it had furred
we had furred
you had furred
they had furred

Future
I will fur
you will fur
he/she/it will fur
we will fur
you will fur
they will fur

Future Perfect
I will have furred
you will have furred
he/she/it will have furred
we will have furred
you will have furred
they will have furred

Future Continuous
I will be furring
you will be furring
he/she/it will be furring
we will be furring
you will be furring
they will be furring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been furring
you have been furring
he/she/it has been furring
we have been furring
you have been furring
they have been furring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been furring
you will have been furring
he/she/it will have been furring
we will have been furring
you will have been furring
they will have been furring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been furring
you had been furring
he/she/it had been furring
we had been furring
you had been furring
they had been furring

Conditional
I would fur
you would fur
he/she/it would fur
we would fur
you would fur
they would fur

Past Conditional
I would have furred
you would have furred
he/she/it would have furred
we would have furred
you would have furred
they would have furred

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Noun	1.	fur - the dressed hairy coat of a mammal pelt animal skin - the outer covering of an animal astrakhan - the fur of young lambs bearskin - the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug) beaver, beaver fur - the soft brown fur of the beaver chinchilla - the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla ermine - the expensive white fur of the ermine fox - the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox lambskin - the skin of a lamb with the wool still on lapin, rabbit - the fur of a rabbit leopard - the pelt of a leopard mink - the expensive fur of a mink muskrat, muskrat fur - the brown fur of a muskrat otter - the fur of an otter raccoon - the fur of the North American racoon sable - the expensive dark brown fur of the marten sealskin, seal - the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal" squirrel - the fur of a squirrel
	2.	fur - dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel) pelage, coat - growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal guard hair - coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals underfur, undercoat - thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair
	3.	fur - a garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"

fur

noun coat, hair, skin, hide, wool, fleece, pelt The creature's fur is short and dense.

Related words
like doramania
fear doraphobia

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fur

noun

The skin of an animal:

fell, hide, jacket, pelt.

Translations

فَرْوفَرْوَهمِعْطَف فَرو

kožešinasrstkožešinovýkožich

pelspelsværk

Pelz Fell

γούνα τρίχωμα

pelaje pelo piel

turkkikarvalevyepiteelinahkatalja

fourrure livrée poil

krzno

bundaprémszõrmeszõrzet

feldurloîfeldurskinn, loîfeldur

pelliccia pelo coprirsi d'incrostazioni deposito fare il diavolo a quattro

毛皮

모피

kailiaikailininkaskailinispamuštas kailiu

kažokādakažokādas-kažokādas izstrādājumikažoksspalva

bont pels vacht voeren voering

kožuchkožušinakožušinový

krzno

päls

ขนสัตว์

kürkkürk giysipost

lông mao

毛皮皮衣软毛

fur

[fɜːʳ]

A. N

1. [of animal] → pelo m, pelaje m; (= single skin) → piel f; (= coat) → abrigo m de pieles

2. (in kettle) → sarro m

3. (on tongue) → saburra f

B. VI [kettle etc] (also fur up) → cubrirse de sarro, formar sarro

C. CPD fur coat N → abrigo m de pieles

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fur

[ˈfɜː^r]

[animal] → pelage m, poil m
the dog's fur → le poil du chien

(used for coats) → fourrure f

(also fur coat) → manteau m de fourrure

(British) (in kettle) → tartre m, dépôt m de tartre

modif [coat, collar, gloves] → de fourrurefur coat n → manteau m de fourrure

fur

(on animal) → Fell nt, → Pelz m; (for clothing) → Pelz m; the cat has beautiful fur → die Katze hat ein wunderschönes Fell; that will really make the fur fly (inf) → da werden die Fetzen fliegen (inf); a fur-lined coat → ein pelzgefütterter Mantel

furs pl → Pelze pl

(in kettle etc) → Kesselstein m; (Med, on tongue) → Belag m

attr → Pelz-; fur coat/collar → Pelzmantel m → /-kragen m; the fur trade → der Pelzhandel

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fur

[fɜːʳ] n (of animal) → pelo, pelame m; (single skin) → pelle f; (as clothing) → pelliccia (Brit) (in kettle) → incrostazione f, calcare m

fur

(fəː) noun

1. the thick, short, fine hair of certain animals.

2. the skin(s) of these animals, often used to make or decorate clothes etc for people. a hat made of fur; (also adjective) a fur coat.

3. a coat, cape etc made of fur. She was wearing her fur.

furrier (ˈfariə) , ((American) ˈfə:-) noun

a person who (makes and) sells furs.

ˈfurry adjective

1. covered with fur. a furry animal.

2. like fur. furry material.

fur

→ فَرْو srst pels Pelz γούνα pelaje turkki fourrure krzno pelliccia 毛皮 모피 vacht pels futro pele de animal мех päls ขนสัตว์ kürk lông mao 毛皮

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State of the fur trade of the Rocky Mountains American enterprises General Ashley and his associates Sublette, a famous leader Yearly rendezvous among the mountains Stratagems and dangers of the trade Bands of trappers Indian banditti Crows and Blackfeet Mountaineers Traders of the Far West Character and habits of the trapper

John Jacob Astor to establish an American emporium for the fur trade at the mouth of the Columbia, or Oregon River; of the failure of that enterprise through the capture of Astoria by the British, in 1814; and of the way in which the control of the trade of the Columbia and its dependencies fell into the hands of the Northwest Company.

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IN THE COURSE of occasional visits to Canada many years since, I became intimately acquainted with some of the principal partners of the great Northwest Fur Company, who at that time lived in genial style at Montreal, and kept almost open house for the stranger.

This led him to advert to a great enterprise set on foot and conducted by him, between twenty and thirty years since, having for its object to carry the fur trade across the Rocky Mountains, and to sweep the shores of the Pacific.

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Out of so great a sin no good can come.' And his daughter was also shocked, but hoped the king would soon give up such thoughts; so she said to him, 'Before I marry anyone I must have three dresses: one must be of gold, like the sun; another must be of shining silver, like the moon; and a third must be dazzling as the stars: besides this, I want a mantle of a thousand different kinds of fur put together, to which every beast in the kingdom must give a part of his skin.' And thus she though he would think of the matter no more.

When all were ready, the king sent them to her; but she got up in the night when all were asleep, and took three of her trinkets, a golden ring, a golden necklace, and a golden brooch, and packed the three dresses--of the sun, the moon, and the stars--up in a nutshell, and wrapped herself up in the mantle made of all sorts of fur, and besmeared her face and hands with soot.

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And the first thing he did was to turn his back to the wind and open his fur coat.

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I noticed that someone had thrown a fur over me, but it had become partially dislodged and in the darkness I could not see to replace it.

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Anatole went out of the room and returned a few minutes later wearing a fur coat girt with a silver belt, and a sable cap jauntily set on one side and very becoming to his handsome face.

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I couldn't see one on 'em rough used a purpose - not fur the whole wureld.

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I had the time to lay my infinite adoration at her feet whose white insteps gleamed below the dark edge of the fur out of quilted blue silk bedroom slippers, embroidered with small pearls.

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In my right hand was my keen short-sword, the point hovering an inch above the thick fur beneath which beat the savage heart.