fur

1. n. The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser. Source: opted

2. n. The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry; as, a cargo of furs. Source: opted

3. n. Strips of dressed skins with fur, used on garments for warmth or for ornament. Source: opted

4. n. Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.). Source: opted

5. n. Any coating considered as resembling fur Source: opted

6. n. A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in persons affected with fever. Source: opted

7. n. The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach. Source: opted

8. n. The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water. Source: opted

9. n. One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures. There are nine in all, or, according to some writers, only six. Source: opted

10. a. Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur cap; the fur trade. Source: opted

11. v. t. To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes. Source: opted

12. v. t. To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue. Source: opted

13. v. t. 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. Source: opted

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