fur
Meaning
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- 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, lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
- A coating, lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
- A coating, lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
- A coating, lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
- 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 subculture.
- (informal) Human body hair, especially when abundant.
- (slang) Pubic hair.
- (slang) Sexual attractiveness.
Synonyms
animal hair
down feather
thick hair
hair of animals
body feather
leather goods and furs
and feather
fin and feather
hard outer covering
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɜː(ɹ)/
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.
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