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Fur

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Noun

1. fur, pelt

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

2. fur

dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)

3. fur

a garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Fur

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verbWord forms: furs, furring or furred
9. (transitive)
to line or trim a garment, etc, with fur
10. (often foll by up)
to cover or become covered with a furlike lining or deposit
11. (transitive)
to clothe (a person) in a fur garment or garments
abbreviation for
furlong
noun
1. 
the dense coat of fine silky hairs on such mammals as the cat, seal, and mink
2. 
a. 
the dressed skin of certain fur-bearing animals, with the hair left on
b. 
(as modifier)
a fur coat
3. 
a garment made of fur, such as a coat or stole
4. 
a. 
a pile fabric made in imitation of animal fur
b. 
a garment made from such a fabric
5. heraldry
any of various stylized representations of animal pelts or their tinctures, esp ermine or vair, used in coats of arms
6. informal
a whitish coating of cellular debris on the tongue, caused by excessive smoking, an upset stomach, etc
7. British
a whitish-grey deposit consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate precipitated from hard water onto the insides of pipes, boilers, and kettles
8.  make the fur fly

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Fur

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noun
1. 
the soft, thick hair covering the body of many mammals
2. 
a skin bearing such hair, when stripped and processed for making, lining, or trimming garments; dressed pelt
3. 
any garment, neckpiece, trimming, etc. made of such skins
4. 
any furlike or fuzzy coating, as diseased matter on the tongue in illness
adjective
5. 
of or having to do with fur
verb transitiveWord forms: furred or ˈfurring
6. 
to line, cover, make, or trim with fur
7. 
to coat with any smooth, furlike deposit
8. 
to use furring in constructing (a floor, wall, etc.)
verb intransitive
9. 
to become coated with a deposit
furlong(s)

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Fur

see synonyms of fur
abbr.
furlong
n.
1. The thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of certain mammals.
2. The hair-covered, dressed pelt of such a mammal, used in making garments and as trimming or decoration.
3. A garment made of or lined with the dressed pelt of a mammal.
4. See fake fur.
5. A furlike coating: fur on the tongue.
tr.v. furred, fur·ring, furs
1. To cover, line, or trim with fur.
2. To cover or coat as if with fur.
3. To line (a wall or floor) with furring.

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