Fur
[fɜː] or [fɝ]
Definition
(noun.) dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel).
(noun.) a garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal.
(noun.) the dressed hairy coat of a mammal.
Editor: Nicolas--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser.
(n.) The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry; as, a cargo of furs.
(n.) Strips of dressed skins with fur, used on garments for warmth or for ornament.
(n.) Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.).
(n.) Any coating considered as resembling fur
(n.) A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in persons affected with fever.
(n.) The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.
(n.) The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water.
(n.) One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures. There are nine in all, or, according to some writers, only six.
(a.) Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur cap; the fur trade.
(v. t.) To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes.
(v. t.) To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue.
(v. t.) To nail small strips of board or larger scantling upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or boarding, or to provide for a space or interval back of the plastered or boarded surface, as inside an outer wall, by way of protection against damp.
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Definition
n. the short fine hair of certain animals: their skins with the fur prepared for garments: rabbits hares as opposed to partridges pheasants (feathers): (Milt.) kind or class from the idea of particular furs being worn by way of distinction: a fur-like coating on the tongue the interior of boilers &c.—v.t. to line with fur: to cover with morbid fur-like matter:—pr.p. fur′ring; pa.p. furred.—adj. Furred made of fur provided with fur.—ns. Fur′rier a dealer in furs and fur goods; Fur′riery furs in general: trade in furs; Fur′ring fur trimmings: a coating on the tongue: strips of wood fastened on joists &c. to make a level surface or provide an air-space: strips of wood nailed on a wall to carry lath.—adj. Fur′ry consisting of covered with or dressed in fur.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of dealing in furs, denotes prosperity and an interest in many concerns. To be dressed in fur, signifies your safety from want and poverty. To see fine fur, denotes honor and riches. For a young woman to dream that she is wearing costly furs, denotes that she will marry a wise man.
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Examples
- He wos allus willin fur to give me somethink he wos, though Mrs. Snagsby she was allus a-chivying on me--like everybody everywheres. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It's not her fault if everybody don't know it now, growled Trenor, flushed with the struggle of getting into his fur-lined coat. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Biddy, pursued Joe, when I got home and asked her fur to write the message to you, a little hung back. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Well, Mas'r Jaggers, said Mike, wiping his nose on his fur cap this time; in a general way, anythink. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Then he takes off his fur hat and knocks it against the door. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- They wouldn't have nothink to say to me if I wos to go to a nice innocent place fur to live. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Ever so fur she run, and there was fire afore her eyes, and roarings in her ears. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Suddenly the door opened again: Ursula, dressed in hat and furs, with a small valise in her hand: 'Good-bye! D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She was before the mirror again, adjusting her hair with a light hand, drawing down her veil, and giving a dexterous touch to her furs. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- See, I have it here, and as she spoke she drew Tan Gama's short-sword from beneath her sleeping silks and furs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It was winter, and he was all in furs. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- They are clothed in velvet and warm in their furs and their ermines, while we are covered with rags. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The other occupants of the room, five in number, were all females, and they were still sleeping, piled high with a motley array of silks and furs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- She loosened her furs and settled herself in Gerty's easy-chair, while her friend busied herself with the tea-cups. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- His long luxuriant hair was trained to flow in quaint tresses down his richly furred cloak. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He put a hand out and felt of the hares that lay limp, long, heavy, thick-furred, big-footed and long-eared in the snow, their round dark eyes open. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Where did you leave your furred cloak? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Stone buildings can be converted into good silos by furring out and double boarding on the inside. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
Typist: Sam