fur

fur

fur¹ [fʉr]

n.

[ME furre, prob. contr. < furrure, fur lining or blanket OFr fourrure < fuerre, sheath, lining < Frank * fodr, akin to Ger futter < IE base * po-, to tend flocks, cover, protect > Gr poimēn, Sans pālá-, shepherd]

1. the soft, thick hair covering the body of many mammals

2. a skin bearing such hair, when stripped and processed for making, lining, or trimming garments; dressed pelt

3. any garment, neckpiece, trimming, etc. made of such skins

4. any furlike or fuzzy coating, as diseased matter on the tongue in illness

adj.

of or having to do with fur

vt.

furred, furring

1. to line, cover, make, or trim with fur

2. to coat with any smooth, furlike deposit

3. to use furring in constructing (a floor, wall, etc.)

vi.

to become coated with a deposit

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☆ make the fur fly Informal

1. to cause dissension or fighting

2. to accomplish much quickly

fur²

abbrev.

furlong(s)