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furred

  [furd]
Use furred in a Sentence
–adjective
1. having fur.
2. made with or of fur, as garments.
3. clad in fur or furs, as persons: elegantly furred in chinchilla.
4. coated with matter, as the tongue.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME; see fur, -ed 3

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)
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.
—Idiom
11. make the fur fly,
a. to cause a scene or disturbance, esp. of a violent nature; make trouble: When the kids got mad they really made the fur fly.
b. to do things quickly: She always makes the fur fly when she types.
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 pma

Related forms:
furless, adjective
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fur   (fûr)   
n.  

  1. The thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of a mammal, such as a fox or beaver.

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

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

  4. A coating similar to the pelt of a mammal.

tr.v.   furred, fur·ring, furs

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

  2. To provide fur garments for.

  3. To cover or coat as if with fur.

  4. 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.]
furred   (fûrd)   
adj.  

  1. Bearing fur.

  2. Made, covered, or trimmed with fur.

  3. Wearing fur garments.

  4. Covered or coated as if with fur.

  5. Provided with furring, as a wall, ceiling, or floor.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
fur

  1. 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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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

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

Main Entry: furred
Pronunciation: 'f&rd
Function: adjective
: having a coating consisting chiefly of mucus and dead epithelial cells furredtongue>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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