- fur
- furfur1 [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 mammals2. a skin bearing such hair, when stripped and processed for making, lining, or trimming garments; dressed pelt3. any garment, neckpiece, trimming, etc. made of such skins4. any furlike or fuzzy coating, as diseased matter on the tongue in illnessadj.of or having to do with furvt.furred, furring1. to line, cover, make, or trim with fur2. to coat with any smooth, furlike deposit3. to use furring in constructing (a floor, wall, etc.)vi.to become coated with a deposit——————☆ make the fur fly Informal1. to cause dissension or fighting2. to accomplish much quicklyfur2abbrev.furlong(s)
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.