英语词汇“fur”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

the hairy coat of a mammal, esp when fine, soft, and thick

a piece of the dressed pelt of an animal used to make, trim, or line garments

an article of clothing made of or with fur

a coating resembling fur, e.g.:

a coating of dead cells on the tongue of somebody who is unwell

the thick pile of a fabric, e.g. chenille

a coating formed in vessels, e.g. kettles or pipes, by deposition of scale from hard water

any of the heraldic representations of animal pelts or their colours that have a stylized pattern of tufts or patches

make the fur fly

to cause an argument or a scene

furless adj

furred adj

verb trans

to trim or line (a garment) with fur

(often + up) to become coated or clogged, or to coat or clog (e.g. a pipe) with, or as if with, fur

to apply strips of wood, brick, etc to (floor or wall timbers)

verb intrans

(often + up) to become coated or clogged with, or as if with, fur

[Middle English furren to line or trim with fur, from Old French forrer to line or encase, from fuerre sheath, of Germanic origin]