n.
- the short, fine, soft hair of certain animals.
▸the skin of an animal with fur on it, used in making or trimming garments.
▸Heraldry any of several heraldic tinctures representing animal skins in stylized form (e.g. ermine).
- a coat made from fur.
- Brit. a coating formed by hard water on the inside surface of a pipe, kettle, etc.
- a coating formed on the tongue as a symptom of sickness.
v.
(furs, furring, furred)
- Brit. coat or clog with a deposit.
- level (floor or wall timbers) by inserting strips of wood.
Phrase
- fur and feather
game mammals and birds. - the fur will fly
informal there will be a fierce argument.
Derivative
- furless adj.
- -furred adj.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. forrer ‘to line, sheathe’, from forre ‘sheath’, of Gmc origin.