单词 | fur |
释义 | fur —furless, adj. /ferr/, n., adj., v., furred, furring. n. 1. the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal. 2. the skin of certain animals, as the sable, ermine, or beaver, covered with such a coat, used for lining, trimming, or making garments. 3. a garment made of fur. 4. any coating resembling or suggesting fur, as certain matter on the tongue. 5. Heraldry. any conventional representation of a fur, as ermine, vair, potent, or their variations. 6. make the fur fly, a. to cause a scene or disturbance, esp. of a violent nature; make trouble: When the kids got mad they really made the fur fly. b. to do things quickly: She always makes the fur fly when she types. adj. 7. of or pertaining to fur, animal skins, dressed pelts, etc.: a fur coat; a fur trader. v.t. 8. to line, face, or trim, with fur, as a garment. 9. Building Trades. to apply furring to (a wall, ceiling, etc.). 10. to clothe (a person) with fur. 11. to coat with foul or deposited matter. [1300-50; ME furre (n.), deriv. of furren to trim with fur < AF furrer, OF fo(u)rrer orig. to encase, deriv. of fuerre sheath < Gmc; akin to OE fodder case, sheath, ON fothr, Gk póma] |
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