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| fur [ fur ] (plural furs) |
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1. mammal's coat: the soft dense coat of hair on a hairy animal
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2. animal hair: hairs from an animal's coat
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3. dressed pelt: a dressed pelt from an animal such as a mink or seal that includes the animal's soft coat of hair. Use: garments, decoration.
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4. fur coat: a garment made from fur pelts, especially a coat, jacket, or stole
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5. something hairy: something with a fuzzy or hairy texture or appearance
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6. coating on tongue: a whitish coating of dead cells on the tongue that sometimes accompanies an illness
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informal
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7. heraldry pelt on coat of arms: a representation of an animal skin on a coat of arms
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| [14th century. < obsolete fur "to line" < Old French forrer< forre "lining"] |
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  fur·less adjective |
| furred adjective |
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make the fur fly to cause trouble or a disturbance (informal)
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