fur
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: business
construction
government
heraldry
hobbies
hunting
lifestyle
manufacturing
monarchy
nobility
politics
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 πῶῠ̈ (pôŭ̈, “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.
Inflected forms:
form: furs
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: furs
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: furring
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: furred
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: furred
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: The hairy skins of animals used as a material for clothing.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: An animal pelt used to make, trim or line clothing.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: During the colonial period, Britain used Canada as a major source of furs.
gloss: A garment made of fur.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: November 17, 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, letter to the Countess of Mar
wrapped up in my furs
gloss: A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures, such as ermine and vair.
pos: noun
tags: countable
gloss: Rabbits and hares, as opposed to partridges and pheasants (called feathers).
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: A furry, a member of the furry fandom.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: "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."
gloss: Human body hair, especially when abundant.
pos: noun
tags: informal
uncountable
gloss: Pubic hair.
pos: noun
tags: slang
uncountable
vulgar
gloss: Sexual attractiveness.
pos: noun
tags: slang
uncountable
vulgar
gloss: To cover with fur or a fur-like coating.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To become covered with fur or a fur-like coating.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: 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.
gloss: To level a surface by applying furring to it.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
Derived words: all fur and no knickers
all fur coat and no knickers
antifur
babyfur
befur
bodyfur
cat fur
cat-fur
defur
diaperfur
dog fur
dogfur
everyfur
fish fur
fox fur
fun fur
fur baby
furbaby
furball
furbearer
furbearing
fur-bearing trout
fur beetle
fur burger
fur cap
furcap
fur coat
furcon
fur demon
furdom
furfag
furfaggotry
furfan
fur farm
fur-flying
furgonomic
furgonomics
furkid
furkind
furless
furlike
furlined
furmeet
fur pie
furpile
furriend
furrier
furry
fur seal
fursecution
furson
fursona
fursonal
fursonality
fursonally
fursuit
furtaker
furtaking
furternity leave
fur trade
fur up
furversion
furvert
hyperfur
kettle fur collector
let the fur fly
littlefur
make the fur fly
newfur
nonfur
somefur
the fur flies
underfur
unfur
watch the fur fly
furred
Translations:
lang: Dutch
word: voering
lang: Esperanto
word: artefarita pelto
lang: Esperanto
word: artefarita peltaĵo
lang: Finnish
word: karva
lang: German
word: Pelz
lang: Spanish
word: pelaje
lang: Spanish
word: piel
lang: Swahili
word: unyoya