Fur Coat Animals Noun Bre Fɜː(R Fɜːr Cat

• the cat carefully licked its fur.
• a fur coat
• the fur trade
• a fur farm (= where animals are bred and killed for their fur)

fur

1. the soft thick mass of hair that grows on the body of some animals
• The cat carefully licked its fur.
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)
• The animal is hunted for its fur.
• fur-lined gloves
3. an artificial material that looks and feels like fur
4. a piece of clothing, especially a coat or jacket, made of real or artificial fur
• elegant ladies in furs
• = scale
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5. a greyish-white layer that forms on a person’s tongue, especially when they are ill/sick

Extra Examples

• She was wearing her fur.
• The cat’s fur was matted with blood.
• The coat was orange with a fur trim.
• a cloak lined with fur
• a collar of fur
• elegant women in furs

Word Origin

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