Fur
Pronunciation
Origin
Middle English furren, from Anglo-Norman furrer ("to stuff, line, fill"), from fuerre ("sheath"), from Frankish *fÅdar, from Proto-Germanic *fÅdrÄ… 'sheath' (compare Old English fÅdor ("sheaf"), Dutch voering ("lining"), German Futter ("lining"), Gothic ð†ð‰ðŒ³ð‚ (fÅdr, "sheath")), from Proto-Indo-European *pehâ‚‚-, *pohâ‚‚- 'to protect' (compare Lithuanian piemuÅ ("protection"), Ancient Greek pÅy 'flock', pÅma 'lid', ποιμήν (poimÄ“n, "shepherd"), Old Armenian Õ°Õ¡Ö‚Ö€Õ¡Õ¶ (hawran, "herd, flock"), Kurdish pawan 'to watch over', Sanskrit पाति (pÄti, "he watches, protects"), pÄtram 'container').
Full definition of fur
Noun
fur
(plural furs)- Hairy coat of various mammal species, especially: when fine, soft and thick.
- Hairy skin of an animal processed into clothing for humans.
- Lady M. W. Montaguwrapped up in my furs
- A pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel.
- A coating, lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
- A thick pile of fabric.
- The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.
- The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water.
- The layer of epithelial debris on a tongue.
- (heraldry) One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures.
- A furry; a member of the furry subculture.
- 2006, Shari Caudron, Who Are You People?"You want to know what brings furries together?" she asks. "Furs are here because they don't fit in anywhere else. For real furs, this is the only place they feel comfortable."
- (vulgar, slang) Pubic hair.
- (vulgar, slang) Sexual attractiveness.
Derived terms
Verb
- (transitive) To cover with fur.