fur

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/fɜː/

noun 6verb 3conj 1prep 1name 1

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(noun.)

ADJ

thick | soft | real | artificial, fake, imitation, synthetic

matted

After playing in the mud all day, the dog's fur became matted and difficult to brush.

fox, rabbit, etc.

VERB + FUR

be wrapped in, wear

The elderly woman wore her fur coat to the fancy winter gala.

be lined with, be trimmed with

Her winter coat was trimmed with fur around the collar and cuffs.

FUR + NOUN

trade | farm

PREP

in a/sb's ~

of ~

The expensive winter coat was trimmed with a collar of fur around the neck.

Definitions

noun

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.

During the colonial period, Britain used Canada as a major source of furs.

A garment made of fur.

November 17, 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, letter to the Countess of Mar wrapped up in my furs

A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.

verb

To cover with fur or a fur-like coating.

To become covered with fur or a fur-like coating.

The college water supply was practically undrinkable because of its salinity and the pipes furred up so rapidly that they had to be replaced every few years.

To level a surface by applying furring to it.

conj

Pronunciation spelling of for.

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Synonyms

noun — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

pelt

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

all fur coat and no knickers

Having a superficially positive appearance that is belied by the reality, e.g., superficially elegant and beautiful but actually common.

A nurse spoke for a number of her colleagues when she said that she felt that these developments were a waste of time and 'all fur coat and no knickers' (personal interview, 1994).

all fur and no knickers

Synonym of all fur coat and no knickers.

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During the colonial period, Britain used Canada as a major source of furs.

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November 17, 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, letter to the Countess of Mar wrapped up in my furs

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"You want to know what brings furries together?" she asks. "Furs are here because they don't fit in anywhere else. For real furs, this is the only place they feel comfortable."

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The college water supply was practically undrinkable because of its salinity and the pipes furred up so rapidly that they had to be replaced every few years.

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A’most the moment as she lighted heer, all so desolate, she found (as she believed) a friend; a decent woman as spoke to her about the needle-work as she had been brought up to do, about finding plent

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The colonists bartered with the natives for fur.

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