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noun

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

the skin of certain animals, as the sable, ermine, or beaver, covered with such a coat, used for lining, trimming, or making garments.

a garment made of fur.

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

Heraldry. any conventional representation of a fur, as ermine, vair, potent, or their variations.

adjective

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

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verb (used with object)

to line, face, or trim, with fur, as a garment.

Building Trades. to apply furring to (a wall, ceiling, etc.).

to clothe (a person) with fur.

10.

to coat with foul or deposited matter.

Idiom

11.

make the fur fly,

to cause a scene or disturbance, especially of a violent nature; make trouble: When the kids got mad they really made the fur fly.

to do things quickly: She always makes the fur fly when she types.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English furre (noun), derivative of furren to trim with fur < Anglo-French furrer, Old French fo(u)rrer orig. to encase, derivative of fuerre sheath < Germanic; akin to Old English fōdder case, sheath, Old Norse fōthr, Greek pṓma

Related forms

fur·less, adjective

Can be confused: fir, fur.

Example Sentences

There is little distinction between wearing fur and wearing leather.

Anyone who wears fur is vain as well as willfully oblivious to the cruelty that produced that fur, period.

Fur must reflect light realistically, and long hair should wave around as the character moves.

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There is little distinction between wearing fur and wearing leather.

Anyone who wears fur is vain as well as willfully oblivious to the cruelty that produced that fur, period.

Fur must reflect light realistically, and long hair should wave around as the character moves.

Sea otters were hunted for their fur to the point of near extinction.

Formal taxonomic systems first identified species based on visual traits such as fins or fur.

Like ice, polar bear fur is translucent, and the hollow hair shafts reflect light.

Darwin also wondered at the origins of the wolves, which were unusually small, and had reddish fur and relatively short jaws.

But that doesn't mean a ban on the sale of fur products is an empty gesture.

Rohr's models also included several area dancers covered in metallic body paint and sporting feathers and fur.

It could be a cat, a cow or a treasured fur coat, but preferably a house.

The fur gives them better traction on ice, while the claws are excellent weapons for hunting.

The fur are often in random black and white patterns.

Thanks to its rough texture, there is little market for cheetah fur.

Now, he's penned a design study that uses fake fur for aerodynamic efficiency.

Banning the sale of fur is a move in the right direction.

Fur designers are now emphasizing clever styling over exotic skins.

Academic units flourish best when the fur flies least.

They endowed the monastery with fields, forests and lakes, which guaranteed an abundant income from fish and fur.

Fur is light gray with orange-tan coloring on the sides and legs.

The decline in feeding results in a decline in output, whether that's meat, milk or fur.

Generally, having white fur is only good if you live in a white environment.

In my utopia, all women wear nothing but glow in the dark faux fur and angora, preferably in bikini form.

They are mainly small fur pieces with capelet collars or fitted waistlines for a demure feminine look.

Mink coats have a new opulence: they are being embellished with loops and balls made of mink, along with fur fringes.

Rich fur wraps tripping up the steps of the well furnished home in the two hundred block.

Still, the fur really starts to fly as a result of postings from readers, not writers.

But its fur coat grows thicker and longer in winter.

Think about how they might interact with dog fur or duck feathers.

You'll see elk, deer and cranes, and get so close to a herd of bison that you can practically smell their wooly fur.

Make sure you've got a flexible hose, rotating brushes, and a wand for pulling fur off upholstery.

Interfacings, linings and construction are eliminated, and the result is fur coats of incredible lightness and minimal bulk.

Use lint-removers to get rid of the cat fur on the desk chair.

Research on foxes in fur farms suggests that such body shapes are a side-effect of breeding for docility.

Cats-notorious self-groomers-transfer the allergy-inducing protein to their skin and fur while licking themselves.

Bernards today, these dogs were smaller in size, had shorter reddish brown and white fur and a longer tail.

The researchers swabbed the bats' fur and took biopsies of their wings.

It is difficult to wear false eyelashes made of red fox fur and have almost everyone fail to notice.

Cats learn where to go for their dinner dish, or to get their fur stroked.

We should remember that next time they give anybody a hard time about not recycling potato skins or wearing fur.

Lynxes are known for the black tufts of fur on the tips of their ears and their thick fur.

Looking at the pictures now, one notices first the bygone fashions, the pencil-thin mustaches and fur stoles.

You'll visit the bone room and the fur room, where the big mammals are kept.

Almost every kind of fur is now imitated, seal-skin even not excepted.

One of my cats developed a bald spot, pulling out the fur over her itchy places.

Howling, she grabs fistfuls of air, writhing in a blur of blue latex and spangled fur.

As with liquid oil, sticky tarballs can be hard to clean off animals' feathers and fur.

Then pets with engaging predetermined characters and advertising logos growing in their fur.

If you try on a fur coat in the next few months, chances are the label will carry a familiar name.

With your thumb, stroke/pet the muzzle with the grain of the fur.

Moreover, animals often seem to groom each other for far longer than is strictly necessary to keep their fur pristine.

Lynxes are known for the black tufts of fur on the tips of their ears.

No one needs to wear fur lined boots in socal, no matter what time of year it is.

Their sharp claws and the fur on the bottoms of their feet give them traction on the slippery surface.

Many parkas were made from caribou, a fur favored for its heat-holding properties.

In the summer though, their fur turns brown, taking up to ten weeks to change color completely.

Men in ascots and tweed jackets sip espresso at shaded sidewalk cafés, and women with heavy fur coats walk tiny dogs.

Long tufts of black fur stick out from the cat's ears.

Spectacled bears wear shaggy fur that is black, brown, or sometimes reddish.

Wildlife officials seized the bear after noticing its white fur was interspersed with brown patches.

Baby fur seals wait for the return of the mothers, who spend up to three weeks hunting out at sea.

They are hunted for their beautiful, warm fur and for.

The bear had the polar bear's white fur but a bigger head, brown paws and longer claws more typical of a grizzly bear.

Fur has gone casual, and is even paired with jeans to suit the young shopper.

They also have long, thick fur that insulates them during the.

They can also talk, sing and blow on the bunny's fur using the device's built-in microphone.

Louis the leading fur auction market centre of the world, today.

But millions of people, rolling about on fake fur pillows or waving glowsticks to electronic music, attest to feeling good.

The wreath of fur is somewhat akin to wearing a woolen scarf at the peak of summer-a hot and.

They cover everything from bug eyes and spider fur to starfish embryos and mouse neurons.

Greater bulldog bats often have a reddish color fur and can have a wingspan measuring over.

It's probably the female's diet making her fur smell bad.

The lynx is known for the black tufts of fur on the tips of its ears, which function as hearing aids.

The younger cats eat it exclusively and have the best fur and hardly shed.

The game lets you pick one of five breeds and set their gender, pick from a limited palette of fur colors, and name the puppy.

In northern part of range in winter, fur entirely white except for.

The reward was a picture of a little pup cuddled up with tons of fur around him.

Fur seals, elephant seals, and the great whales were all hunted.

They grow plumage that resembles fur more than feathers.

The cubs themselves have thick coats of fur and layers of fat to keep them warm.

They also have webbed feet, water repellent fur to keep them dry and warm, and nostrils and ears that close in the water.

Shortened ears and thick, white fur are among the physical traits that arctic hares have adapted to survive.

They also have long, thick fur that insulates them during the cold desert nights.

The fur gives them better traction on ice, while the claws are.

The bat uses its teeth to clip away a bit of an animal's hair or fur.

The bear's white fur was interspersed with brown patches.

The unusual animals are the result of a recessive gene that grants them snowy white coats instead of the normal golden fur.

Whaling and fur hunting further restricted the birds' food supply.

Most significantly, the animal's fur and soft tissue are also fossilized.

Bengal tigers with white fur are extremely rare genetic aberrations.

It is believed that the bees' reaction is linked to the color of bears' fur.

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furlong; furlongs.

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World English Dictionary

fur (fɜː)

—n
1.	the dense coat of fine silky hairs on such mammals as the cat, seal, and mink
2.	a. the dressed skin of certain fur-bearing animals, with the hair left on
	b. (as modifier): a fur coat
3.	a garment made of fur, such as a coat or stole
4.	a. a pile fabric made in imitation of animal fur
	b. a garment made from such a fabric
5.	heraldry any of various stylized representations of animal pelts or their tinctures, esp ermine or vair, used in coats of arms
6.	informal a whitish coating of cellular debris on the tongue, caused by excessive smoking, an upset stomach, etc
7.	(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, furred
9.	(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.	(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]

'furless

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

fur

c.1300, probably from O.Fr. fourrer "to line, sheathe," from fuerre "sheath, covering," from Frank. *fodr (cf. O.H.G. >*poul-/*pul-fotar "a cover"), from P.Gmc. *fothram "sheath." The n. (mid-14c.) is from the verb. It was first applied early 15c. to "animal hair still on the animal."

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"I'le make the fur Flie 'bout the eares of the old Cur." [Butler, "Hudibras," 1663]

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Slang Dictionary

fur definition

n.
the police. (A play on the fuzz.) : I think the fur is onto you, Rocko.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

fur

see make the dust (fur) fly.

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Encyclopedia

fur

fine, soft, hairy covering or coat of mammals that has been important to humankind throughout history, chiefly for warmth but also for decorative and other purposes.

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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