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verb

Fur v. t. (past & past part. furred; pres. part. furring)

To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes. "You fur your gloves with reason."

To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue.

(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.

adjective

furred adj. Covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs.

Synonyms: furry.

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Etymology of 'Furred'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Furred" Quotes from Famous Books

... able to move, she could not have broken free as the thing against the wall began to clamber down the strands on eight furred legs. ...

— The Passenger • Kenneth Harmon

... steady upward slope. A packed snowfield was underfoot, firm enough to hold our weight, with a foot or so of loose, soft snow on its top. The falling flakes whirled around us. The darkness was solid. Our helmeted leather-furred flying suits were soon shapeless with a gathering white shroud. We carried our Essens in our gloved hands. The night was cold, around zero I imagine, though with that biting ...

— Beyond the Vanishing Point • Raymond King Cummings

... and lodged as them seemed best, there came a damsel, sent on message from the great Lady Lily, of Avilion; and, when she came before King Arthur, she told him from whom she came, and how she was sent on message unto him for these causes. And she let her mantle fall, that was richly furred, and then she was girded with a noble sword, whereof the king had great marvel, and said, "Damsel, for what cause are ye gird with that sword? It beseemeth you not." "Now shall I tell you," said the damsel. "This sword, that I am gird withal, doth me great sorrow and remembrance; for I may not ...

— The Junior Classics, V4 • Willam Patten (Editor)

... departure consumed at least a quarter of an hour; for, after having lighted his lantern, he had to put on his big cow-skin socks and his sheep-skin gloves; then he put up the furred collar of his overcoat, turned the brim of his felt hat down over his eyes, grasped his heavy crow-beaked umbrella, ...

— A Winter Amid the Ice - and Other Thrilling Stories • Jules Verne

... they're awfully early this year," Amanda said, searching under the mahogany colored leaves for the little furred heads. "I never knew them to come ...

— Blue Bonnet in Boston - or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's • Caroline E. Jacobs

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