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Fur Coat Soft Noun Fɜː(R Fɜːr Cat Carefully

Word3 fur
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /fɜː(r)/ /fɜːr/
Example
  • the cat carefully licked its fur.
  • she stroked the soft fur on the dog's back.
  • a fur coat
  • the fur trade
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fur

(noun)/fɜː(r)/ /fɜːr/
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. an artificial material that looks and feels like fur
    • SEE ALSO fun fur
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fun-fur
  4. a piece of clothing, especially a coat or jacket, made of real or artificial fur
    • elegant ladies in furs
    • She was wearing her fur.
  5. a hard grey-white substance that is sometimes left inside water pipes and containers for heating water
  6. a grey-white layer that forms on a person’s tongue, especially when they are ill
  7. Word Origin

    • Middle English (as a verb): from Old French forrer ‘to line, sheathe’, from forre ‘sheath’, of Germanic origin.
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