Found 3 items, similar to Furring.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: fur
bulu, bulu binatang
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: furring
furring
See
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]
furring
n 1: a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue
2: strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
[syn:
furring strip]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Furring
Furring
\Fur"ring\, n.
1. (Carp.)
(a) The leveling of a surface, or the preparing of an air
space, by means of strips of board or of larger
pieces. See
Fur, v. t., 3.
(b) The strips thus laid on.
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2. (Shipbuilding) Double planking of a ship's side.
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3. A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also,
the operation of cleaning away this deposit.
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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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