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Webster 1913 Edition

Fur

Fur

(fûr)
,
Noun.
[OE.
furre
, OF.
forre
,
fuerre
, sheath, case, of German origin; cf. OHG.
fuotar
lining, case, G.
futter
; akin to Icel.
fōðr
lining, Goth.
fōdr
, scabbard; cf. Skr.
pātra
vessel, dish. The German and Icel. words also have the sense,
fodder
, but this was probably a different word originally. Cf.
Fodder
food,
Fother
,
Verb.
T.
,
Forel
,
Noun.
]
1.
The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser.
2.
The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry;
as, a cargo of furs
.
3.
Strips of dressed skins with fur, used on garments for warmth or for ornament.
4.
pl.
Articles of clothing made of fur;
as, a set of
furs
for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.)
.
Wrapped up in my
furs
.
Lady M. W. Montagu.
5.
Any coating considered as resembling fur
; as:
(a)
A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in persons affected with fever.
(b)
The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.
(c)
The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water.
6.
(Her.)
One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures. There are nine in all, or, according to some writers, only six.
See Tincture.

Fur

,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur;
as, a
fur
cap; the
fur
trade.
Fur seal
(Zool.)
one of several species of seals of the genera
Callorhinus
and
Arclocephalus
, inhabiting the North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern fur seal (
Callorhinus ursinus
) breeds in vast numbers on the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; – called also
sea bear
.

Fur

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Furred
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Furring
.]
1.
To line, face, or cover with fur;
as,
furred
robes
.
“You fur your gloves with reason.”
Shak.
2.
To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue.
3.
(Arch.)
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.
Gwill.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fur

FUR

,
Noun.
1.
The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser. Fur is one of the most perfect non-conductors of heat, and serves to keep animals warm in cold climates.
2.
The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry; as a cargo of furs.
3.
Strips of skin with fur, used on garments for lining or for ornament. Garments are lined or faced with fur.
4.
Hair in general; a loose application of the word.
5.
A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in persons affected with fever.

FUR

, v.t.
1.
To line, face or cover with fur; as a furred robe.
2.
To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue.
3.
To line with a board, as in carpentry.

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