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fur
[fur] 
noun, adjective, verb, furred, fur⋅ring.–noun
| 1. | the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal. |
| 2. | the skin of certain animals, as the sable, ermine, or beaver, covered with such a coat, used for lining, trimming, or making garments. |
| 3. | a garment made of fur. |
| 4. | any coating resembling or suggesting fur, as certain matter on the tongue. |
| 5. | Heraldry. any conventional representation of a fur, as ermine, vair, potent, or their variations. |
–adjective
| 6. | of or pertaining to fur, animal skins, dressed pelts, etc.: a fur coat; a fur trader. |
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom| 7. | to line, face, or trim, with fur, as a garment. |
| 8. | Building Trades. to apply furring to (a wall, ceiling, etc.). |
| 9. | to clothe (a person) with fur. |
| 10. | to coat with foul or deposited matter. |
| 11. | make the fur fly,
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Origin:
1300–50; ME furre (n.), deriv. of furren to trim with fur < AF furrer, OF fo(u)rrer orig. to encase, deriv. of fuerre sheath < Gmc; akin to OE fōdder case, sheath, ON fōthr, Gk p
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1300–50; ME furre (n.), deriv. of furren to trim with fur < AF furrer, OF fo(u)rrer orig. to encase, deriv. of fuerre sheath < Gmc; akin to OE fōdder case, sheath, ON fōthr, Gk p
maRelated forms:
furless, adjective
fur.
| furlong; furlongs. |
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| fur (fûr) n.
[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
Fur\ (f[^u]r), n. [OE. furre, OF. forre, fuerre, sheath, case, of German origin; cf. OHG. fuotar lining, case, G. futter; akin to Icel. f[=o][eth]r lining, Goth. f[=o]dr, scabbard; cf. Skr. p[=a]tra vessel, dish. The German and Icel. words also have the sense, fodder, but this was probably a different word originally. Cf. Fodder food, Fother, v. t., Forel, n.]1. The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser. 2. The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry; as, a cargo of furs. 3. Strips of dressed skins with fur, used on garments for warmth or for ornament. 4. pl. Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.). Wrapped up in my furs. --Lady M. W. Montagu. 5. Any coating considered as resembling fur; as: (a) A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in persons affected with fever. (b) The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach. (c) The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water. 6. (Her.) One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures. There are nine in all, or, according to some writers, only six. --See Tincture.Fur
Fur\, a. Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur cap; the fur trade. Fur seal (Zo["o]l.) one of several species of seals of the genera Callorhinus and Arclocephalus, inhabiting the North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) breeds in vast numbers on the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; -- called also sea bear.Fur
Fur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Furred; p. pr. & vb. n. Furring.]1. To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes. "You fur your gloves with reason." --Shak. 2. To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue. 3. (Arch.) To nail small strips of board or larger scantling upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or boarding, or to provide for a space or interval back of the plastered or boarded surface, as inside an outer wall, by way of protection against damp. --Gwill.
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Language Translation for : fur
Spanish:
pelo, pelaje,
German:
der Pelz,
Japanese:
柔かい毛
fur
1301, 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. (c.1366) is from the verb. It was first applied c.1430 to "animal hair still on the animal." Furrier (1576) is on the model of clothier.
"I'le make the fur Flie 'bout the eares of the old Cur." [Butler, "Hudibras," 1663]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: fur
Pronunciation: 'f&r
Function: noun
often attributive 1 : the hairy coat of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick
2 : a coat of epithelial debris on the tongue
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fur
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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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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