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Definition of fur noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fur

noun
 
 
/fɜː(r)/
 
/fɜːr/
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  1.  
     [uncountable] the soft thick mass of hair that grows on the body of some animals
    • The cat carefully licked its fur.
    • She stroked the soft fur on the dog's back.
    Topics Animalsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • thick
    • matted
    • silky
    • …
    verb + fur
    • be wrapped in
    • wear
    • be lined with
    • …
    fur + noun
    • industry
    • trade
    • trader
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​your fur
    • of fur
    See full entry
  2.  
     [uncountable] the skin of an animal with the fur still on it, used especially for making clothes
    • a fur coat
    • the fur trade
    • a fur farm (= where animals are bred and killed for their fur)
    • fur-lined gloves
    • The animal is hunted for its fur.
    • Many models refuse to wear fur on the runway.
    Extra Examples
    • The coat was orange with a fur trim.
    • a cloak lined with fur
    • a collar of fur
    Topics Clothes and Fashionb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • thick
    • matted
    • silky
    • …
    verb + fur
    • be wrapped in
    • wear
    • be lined with
    • …
    fur + noun
    • industry
    • trade
    • trader
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​your fur
    • of fur
    See full entry
  3. [uncountable] an artificial material that looks and feels like fur see also fun fur
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • thick
    • matted
    • silky
    • …
    verb + fur
    • be wrapped in
    • wear
    • be lined with
    • …
    fur + noun
    • industry
    • trade
    • trader
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​your fur
    • of fur
    See full entry
  4. [countable] a piece of clothing, especially a coat or jacket, made of real or artificial fur
    • elegant ladies in furs
    • She was wearing her fur.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • thick
    • matted
    • silky
    • …
    verb + fur
    • be wrapped in
    • wear
    • be lined with
    • …
    fur + noun
    • industry
    • trade
    • trader
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​your fur
    • of fur
    See full entry
  5. (British English)
    (also scale British and North American English)
    [uncountable] a hard grey-white substance that is sometimes left inside water pipes and containers for heating water
  6. [uncountable] a grey-white layer that forms on a person’s tongue, especially when they are ill
    7. see also furred
    Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French forrer ‘to line, sheathe’, from forre ‘sheath’, of Germanic origin.
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