Fur is the fuzzy hair on an animal like a rabbit or a raccoon. One downside of having a cat or dog is that you often end up finding their fur all over your house.
The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser.
Noun
dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)
Noun
a garment made of fur
Noun
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
n.
The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick
on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and
coarser.
n.
The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry; as, a
cargo of furs.
n.
Strips of dressed skins with fur, used on garments for warmth
or for ornament.
n.
Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs for a lady
(a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.).
n.
Any coating considered as resembling fur
n.
A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in persons
affected with fever.
n.
The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.
n.
The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other
vessels by hard water.
n.
One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures. There
are nine in all, or, according to some writers, only six.
a.
Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur
cap; the fur trade.
v. t.
To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes.
v. t.
To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue.
v. t.
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.
Fur
Wrapped up in my furs.5.
Fur
Fur
The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser.
Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur;
To line, face, or cover with fur;
Usage Examples
It was just an idea I had, that it could be cool to have a book covered in fake fur.
Nevertheless most of the evergreen forests of the north must always remain the home of wild animals and trappers, a backward region in which it is easy for a great fur company to maintain a practical monopoly.
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Other Usage ExamplesWe have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.
People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs.