fur

CEFRA2

/fɜː/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The soft hair covering an animal's skin.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An animal pelt used to make, trim or line clothing.

Examples

  • The colonists bartered with the natives for fur.

  • The cat carefully licked its fur.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /feː/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The hairy skins of animals used as a material for clothing.

  2. The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.

  3. A garment made of fur.

More examples

In context

  • The cat's fur stood on end.

  • During the colonial period, Britain used Canada as a major source of furs.

  • November 17, 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, letter to the Countess of Mar wrapped up in my furs

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English furre, forre, from Anglo-Norman forre, fuerre (“a case; sheath”), from Frankish *fōdar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”) (compare Old English fōdor (“sheaf”), Dutch voering (“lining”), German Futter (“lining”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr, “sheath”)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-, *poh₂- (“to protect”) (compare Lithuanian piemuō (“protection”), Ancient Greek πῶῠ̈ (pôŭ̈, “flock”), πῶμα (pôma, “lid”), ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”), Old Armenian հաւրան (hawran, “herd, flock”), Northern Kurdish pawan (“to watch over”), Sanskrit पाति (pāti, “he watches, protects”). The verb is from Middle English furren, from Anglo-Norman furrer, forrer, fourre...