fur
Plural: furs
Noun
- the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
- dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)
- a garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
- The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
- The hairy skins of animals used as a material for clothing.
- An animal pelt used to make, trim or line clothing.
- A garment made of fur.
- A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
- A thick pile of fabric.
- A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
- The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.
- A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
- The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water.
- A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
- The layer of epithelial debris on a tongue.
- One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures, such as ermine and vair.
- Rabbits and hares, as opposed to partridges and pheasants (called feathers).
- A furry, a member of the furry fandom.
- Human body hair, especially when abundant.
- Pubic hair.
- Sexual attractiveness.
Verb
Verb Forms: furred, furring, furs
- To cover or line with fur.
- To cover with fur or a fur-like coating.
- To become covered with fur or a fur-like coating.
- To level a surface by applying furring to it.
Conj
- Pronunciation spelling of for.
Prep
- Pronunciation spelling of for.
Examples
- During the colonial period, Britain used Canada as a major source of furs.
- He decided to fur over the awkward ’Q’ on his rack with a strategically placed ’U’.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English furre, forre, from Anglo-Norman forre, fuerre (“a case; sheath”), from Frankish *fōdar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”) (compare Old English fōdor (“sheaf”), Dutch voering (“lining”), German Futter (“lining”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr, “sheath”)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-, *poh₂- (“to protect”) (compare Lithuanian piemuō (“protection”), Ancient Greek πῶυ (pôu, “flock”), πῶμα (pôma, “lid”), ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”), Old Armenian հաւրան (hawran, “herd, flock”), Northern Kurdish pawan (“to watch over”), Sanskrit पाति (pāti, “he watches, protects”).
The verb is from Middle English furren, from Anglo-Norman furrer, forrer, fourrer (“to line, stuff, fill”), from the noun.
Synonyms
pelt, fur out
Scrabble Score: 6
fur: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfur: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fur: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary