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Audio Help /fɜr / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [fur ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation 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 furrer, OF fo (u )rrer orig. to encase, deriv. of fuerre sheath fōdder case, sheath, ON fōthr, Gk p ma ] —Related forms furless, adjective
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fur. furlong; furlongs.
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n.
The thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of a mammal, such as a fox or beaver.
The hair-covered, dressed pelt of such a mammal, used in the making of garments and as trimming or decoration.
A garment made of or lined with the dressed pelt of a mammal.
A coating similar to the pelt of a mammal.
tr.v.
furred , fur·ring , furs
To cover, line, or trim with fur.
To provide fur garments for.
To cover or coat as if with fur.
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
fur noun 1. the dressed hairy coat of a mammal 2. dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel) 3. a garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
WordNet 3.0, 2006 by Princeton University.
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fur see make the dust (fur) fly .
The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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fur 1 [fəː] noun
the thick, short, fine hair of certain animals
Arabic: فَرْو
Chinese (Simplified): 软毛
Chinese (Traditional): 軟毛
Czech: srst
Danish: pels
Dutch: vacht
Estonian: karvkate
Finnish: turkki
French: poil, pelage
German: der Pelz
Greek: τρίχωμα
Hungarian: szőr(zet), bunda
Icelandic: feldur
Indonesian: bulu
Italian: pelo, pelliccia
Japanese: 柔かい毛
Korean: 털
Latvian: spalva; vilna
Lithuanian: kailis
Norwegian: pels(verk), skinnfell
Polish: futro
Portuguese (Brazil): pêlo
Portuguese (Portugal): pele
Romanian: blană; piele
Russian: шерсть
Slovak: srsť
Slovenian: dlaka
Spanish: pelo, pelaje
Swedish: päls
Turkish: post
fur 2 [fəː] noun
the skin(s) of these animals, often used to make or decorate clothes etc for people Example: a hat made of fur; (also adjective) a fur coat
Arabic: مِعْطَف فَرو
Chinese (Simplified): 毛皮
Chinese (Traditional): 毛皮
Czech: kožešina; kožešinový
Danish: pels; pelsværk; pels-
Dutch: bont
Estonian: karusnahk
Finnish: turkis
French: fourrure
German: der Pelz, Pelz-…
Greek: γούνα
Hungarian: prém
Icelandic: skinn, loðfeldur
Indonesian: kulit berbulu
Italian: pelliccia, di pelliccia*
Japanese: 毛皮
Korean: 모피
Latvian: kažoks
Lithuanian: kailis; kailinis
Norwegian: skinn, pels(verk)
Polish: futro
Portuguese (Brazil): pele
Portuguese (Portugal): pele
Romanian: blană
Russian: мех
Slovak: kožušina; kožušinový
Slovenian: krzno
Spanish: piel
Swedish: päls, skinn
Turkish: kürk
fur 3 [fəː] noun
a coat, cape etc made of fur Example: She was wearing her fur.
Arabic: فَرْوَه
Chinese (Simplified): 皮衣
Chinese (Traditional): 皮衣
Czech: kožešina, kožich
Danish: pelsværk
Dutch: bont(jas)
Estonian: kasukas, karusmantel
Finnish: turkki
French: fourrure(s)
German: der Pelz
Greek: γούνινο παλτό
Hungarian: szőrme, bunda
Icelandic: loðfeldur
Indonesian: mantel bulu
Italian: pelliccia
Japanese: 毛皮製品
Korean: 모피 제품
Latvian: kažokādas izstrādājumi
Lithuanian: kailiai
Norwegian: pels(kåpe)
Polish: futro
Portuguese (Brazil): casaco de pele
Portuguese (Portugal): casaco de peles
Romanian: (haină de) blană
Russian: меха
Slovak: kožušina; kožuch
Slovenian: kožuh
Spanish: piel
Swedish: päls
Turkish: kürk giysi
See also: furry , furrier
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Pennsylvania Fur, PA Zip code(s): 16865
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Fur Er"mine\, n. [OF. ermine, F. hermine, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. harmo, G. hermelin, akin to Lith. szarm?, szarmonys, weasel, cf. AS. hearma; but cf. also LL. armelinus, armellina, hermellina, and pellis Armenia, the fur of the Armenian rat, mus Armenius, the animal being found also in Armenia.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A valuable fur-bearing animal of the genus Mustela ( M. erminea ), allied to the weasel; the stoat. It is found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and America. In summer it is brown, but in winter it becomes white, except the tip of the tail, which is always black. 2. The fur of the ermine, as prepared for ornamenting garments of royalty, etc., by having the tips of the tails, which are black, arranged at regular intervals throughout the white. 3. By metonymy, the office or functions of a judge, whose state robe, lined with ermine, is emblematical of purity and honor without stain. --Chatham. 4. (Her.) One of the furs. See Fur (Her.) Note: Ermine is represented by an argent field, tufted with black. Ermines is the reverse of ermine, being black, spotted or timbered with argent. Erminois is the same as ermine, except that or is substituted for argent. Ermine moth (Zo["o]l.), a white moth with black spots (esp. Yponomeuta padella of Europe); -- so called on account of the resemblance of its covering to the fur of the ermine; also applied to certain white bombycid moths of America.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Fur Fod"der\, n. [AS. f?dder, f?ddor, fodder (also sheath case), fr. f?da food; akin to D. voeder, OHG. fuotar, G. futter, Icel. f?r, Sw. & Dan. foder. [root]75. See Food Land cf. Forage , Fur .] That which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Fur For"el\, n. [OE. forelcase, sheath, OF. forel, fourel, F. fourreau, LL. forellus, fr. OF. forre, fuerre, sheath, case, of German origin; cf. OHG. fuotar, akin to Goth. f[=o]dr; prob. not the same word as E. fodder food. Cf. Fur , Fodder food.] A kind of parchment for book covers. See Forrill .
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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'Fur' is a body hair of any non-human mammal, also known as the [[pelage]]. It
may consist of short ground hair, long guard hair, and, in some cases, medium
awn hair.
Mammals with reduced amounts of fur are often called "naked", as in [[The Naked
Ape]], naked mole rat, and naked dogs. An animal with commercially valuable fur
is known within the fur industry as a 'furbearer'. (See fur clothing).
The acquisition and use of fur is controversial. Animal welfare advocates object
to the trapping and killing of wildlife, and the confinement and killing of
animals on fur farms. More than 40 million animals are killed worldwide each
year for their fur, 30 million of them on fur farms.
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