Found 3 items, similar to Fur.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: fur
bulu, bulu binatang
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: fur
fur
n 1: the dressed hairy coat of a mammal [syn:
pelt]
2: dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal
or weasel)
3: a garment made of fur
[also:
furring,
furred]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Fur
Fur
\Fur\ (f[^u]r), n. [OE. furre, OF. forre, fuerre, sheath,
case, of German origin; cf. OHG. fuotar lining, case, G.
futter; akin to Icel. f[=o][eth]r lining, Goth. f[=o]dr,
scabbard; cf. Skr. p[=a]tra vessel, dish. The German and
Icel. words also have the sense, fodder, but this was
probably a different word originally. Cf.
Fodder food,
Fother, v. t.,
Forel, n.]
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1. The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing
thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which
is longer and coarser.
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2. The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry;
as, a cargo of furs.
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3. Strips of dressed skins with fur, used on garments for
warmth or for ornament.
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4. pl. Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs
for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.).
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Wrapped up in my furs. --Lady M. W.
Montagu.
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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.
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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.
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Fur
\Fur\, a.
Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur
cap; the fur trade.
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Fur seal (Zo["o]l.) 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.
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Fur
\Fur\, v. 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.
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2. To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue.
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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.
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