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fur
(redirected from fur seal alopecia)

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fur  (fûr)
n.
1. The thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of a mammal, such as a fox or beaver.
2. The hair-covered, dressed pelt of such a mammal, used in the making of garments and as trimming or decoration.
3. A garment made of or lined with the dressed pelt of a mammal.
4. A coating similar to the pelt of a mammal.
tr.v. furred, fur·ring, furs
1. To cover, line, or trim with fur.
2. To provide fur garments for.
3. To cover or coat as if with fur.
4. To line (a wall or floor) with furring.

[Middle English furre, probably from furren, to line with fur, from Old French forrer, from forre, fuerre, sheath, lining, of Germanic origin; see p- in Indo-European roots.]

fur [fɜː]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the dense coat of fine silky hairs on such mammals as the cat, seal, and mink
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning)
a.  the dressed skin of certain fur-bearing animals, with the hair left on
b.  (as modifier) a fur coat
3. (Clothing & Fashion) a garment made of fur, such as a coat or stole
4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)
a.  a pile fabric made in imitation of animal fur
b.  a garment made from such a fabric
5. (History / Heraldry) Heraldry any of various stylized representations of animal pelts or their tinctures, esp ermine or vair, used in coats of arms
make the fur fly to cause a scene or disturbance
7. (Medicine / Pathology) Informal a whitish coating of cellular debris on the tongue, caused by excessive smoking, an upset stomach, etc.
8. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Brit a whitish-grey deposit consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate precipitated from hard water onto the insides of pipes, boilers, and kettles
vb furs, furring, furred
1. (Clothing & Fashion) (tr) to line or trim a garment, etc., with fur
2. (often foll by up) to cover or become covered with a furlike lining or deposit
3. (Clothing & Fashion) (tr) to clothe (a person) in a fur garment or garments
[from Old French forrer to line a garment, from fuerre sheath, of Germanic origin; related to Old English fōdder case, Old Frisian fōder coat lining]
furless  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.furfur - the dressed hairy coat of a mammal  
animal skin - the outer covering of an animal
astrakhan - the fur of young lambs
bearskin - the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
beaver, beaver fur - the soft brown fur of the beaver
chinchilla - the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
ermine - the expensive white fur of the ermine
fox - the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
lambskin - the skin of a lamb with the wool still on
lapin, rabbit - the fur of a rabbit
leopard - the pelt of a leopard
mink - the expensive fur of a mink
muskrat, muskrat fur - the brown fur of a muskrat
otter - the fur of an otter
raccoon - the fur of the North American racoon
sable - the expensive dark brown fur of the marten
sealskin, seal - the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal"
squirrel - the fur of a squirrel
2.fur - dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)
pelage, coat - growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
guard hair - coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals
underfur, undercoat - thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair
3.fur - a garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"

fur
noun coat, hair, skin, hide, wool, fleece, pelt The creature's fur is short and dense.
Related words
like doramania
fear doraphobia
Translations
fur [fɜːʳ]
A. N
1. [of animal] → pelo m, pelaje m; (= single skin) → piel f; (= coat) → abrigo m de pieles
2. (in kettle) → sarro m
3. (on tongue) → saburra f
B. VI [kettle etc] (also fur up) → cubrirse de sarro, formar sarro
C. CPD fur coat Nabrigo m de pieles

fur [ˈfɜːr]
n
[animal] → pelage m, poil m
the dog's fur → le poil du chien
(used for coats)fourrure f
(also fur coat) → manteau m de fourrure
(British) (in kettle)tartre m, dépôt m de tartre
modif [coat, collar, gloves] → de fourrure
fur coat nmanteau m de fourrure

fur
n
(on animal) → Fell nt, → Pelz m; (for clothing) → Pelz m; the cat has beautiful furdie Katze hat ein wunderschönes Fell; that will really make the fur fly (inf)da werden die Fetzen fliegen (inf); a fur-lined coatein pelzgefütterter Mantel
furs plPelze pl
(in kettle etc) → Kesselstein m; (Med, on tongue) → Belag m
attrPelz-; fur coat/collarPelzmantel m/-kragen m; the fur tradeder Pelzhandel

fur [fɜːʳ] n (of animal) → pelo, pelame m; (single skin) → pelle f; (as clothing) → pelliccia (Brit) (in kettle) → incrostazione f, calcare m
fur [fɜːʳ] n (of animal) → pelo, pelame m; (single skin) → pelle f; (as clothing) → pelliccia (Brit) (in kettle) → incrostazione f, calcare m

fur
n fur [fəː]
1 the thick, short, fine hair of certain animals. pels فَرْو козина srst pels der Pelz τρίχωμα pelo, pelaje karvkate موی نرم karvapeite poil, pelage פַּרווָה बाल krzno, dlaka szőr(zet), bunda bulu feldur pelo, pelliccia 柔かい毛 (포유 동물의) 부드러운 털 kailis spalva; vilna bulu vacht pels(verk), skinnfell futro pele blană; piele шерсть srsť dlaka krzno päls ขนสัตว์ post 軟毛 хутро اون، پشم lông mao; lông thú
2 the skin(s) of these animals, often used to make or decorate clothes etc for people a hat made of fur; (also adjective ) a fur coat. pels مِعْطَف فَرو кожа kožešina; kožešinový pels; pelsværk; pels- der Pelz, Pelz-... γούνα piel karusnahk خز turkis fourrure פַּרווָה जानवरों की खाल पर मुलायम बाल krzno, krzneni prém kulit berbulu skinn, loðfeldur pelliccia, di pelliccia 毛皮 털가죽, 모피 kailis; kailinis kažoks kulit berbulu bont skinn, pels(verk) futro pele blană мех kožušina; kožušinový krzno krzno päls, skinn ขนสัตว์ kürk 毛皮 хутро جانور کی نرم کھال جس سے لباس بنایا جاتا ہے bộ da lông thú
3 a coat, cape etc made of fur She was wearing her fur. pels فَرْوَه кожено палто kožešina, kožich pelsværk der Pelz γούνινο παλτό piel kasukas, karusmantel لباس خز دار turkki fourrure(s) מְעִיל פַּרווָה बाल का कोट इत्यादि krzno (kaput, šešir...) szőrme, bunda mantel bulu loðfeldur pelliccia 毛皮製品 모피 제품 kailiai kažokādas izstrādājumi kot bulu bont(jas) pels(kåpe) futro casaco de peles (haină de) blană меха kožušina; kožuch kožuh krzno päls เสื้อโค้ทหรือเสื้อผ้าที่ทำจากขนสัตว์ kürk giysi 皮衣 хутро جانور کی نرم کھال سے بنا کوٹ وغیرہ quần áo làm bằng lông thú
n furrier [ˈfariə, (American ) ˈfə:-]
a person who (makes and) sells furs. pelsenier بائِع الفِراء кожухар kožešník buntmager; pelshandler der Kürschner γουναράς, γουνέμπορος peletero köösner, karusnahakaupmees فروشندۀ خز turkkuri fourreur/-euse פַּרווָן फर बेचने वाला krznar szűcs pedagang kulit berbulu feldskeri; pelsasali pellicciaio; conciatore 毛皮商人 모피 상인 kailininkas kažokādu tirgotājs/speciālists peniaga bulu binatang bontwerker buntmaker kuśnierz peleiro blănar меховщик kožušník, -čka krznar krznar körsnär คนขายขนสัตว์ kürkçü 皮貨商 хутряник; кушнір سمور فروش người chế biến hoặc bán lông thú
adj furry
1 covered with fur a furry animal. wollerig مَكسو بِالفَرو покрит с кожа chlupatý pelsklædt Pelz-... τριχωτός, που διαθέτει γούνα peludo karvane پشمالو؛ خزدار karvainen à poil מְכוּסֶה פַּרווָה मुलायम बालों वाली dlakav, krznen szőrös berbulu loðinn coperto di pelo/pelliccia 毛でおおわれた 털로 덮인 kailinis, pamuštas kailiu spalvains; pūkains berbulu met een vacht dekket med pels, pels- futerkowy peludo cu/de blană пушной chlpatý kožuhovinast, kosmat prekriven krznom pälsklädd, päls- ที่ปกคลุมด้วยคนสัตว์ kürklü 毛皮的 пухнастий پوستین سے ڈھکا được phủ lông thú
2 like fur furry material. pelsagtig فَروي ، كالفَرْو кожен měkký, hebký pels- pelzartig γούνινος peludo; de felpa karvane خز مانند pörröinen doux comme de la fourrure פַּרווָתִי द्रव्यात्मक की तरह krznen bolyhos berbulu loðinn, mjúkur simile a pelliccia 毛皮の 모피 같은 švelnus pūkains; kažokādas- berbulu bontachtig lodden, pelsaktig puszysty, kosmaty peludo moale (ca blana) покрытый мехом mäkký, hebký kožuhovinast krzneni pälslik เหมือนขนสัตว์ kürk gibi 像毛皮的 хутряний پوستین جیسا bằng hoặc như lông thú

fur فرو srst pels Pelz γούνα pelaje turkki fourrure krzno pelliccia 毛皮 모피 vacht pels futro pele de animal мех päls ขนสัตว์ kürk lông mao 毛皮


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