FUR (furred, furring)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fur mean?
• FUR (noun)
The noun FUR has 3 senses:
1. the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
2. dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)
3. a garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
Familiarity information: FUR used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• FUR (noun)
Meaning:
The dressed hairy coat of a mammal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
fur; pelt
Hypernyms ("fur" is a kind of...):
animal skin (the outer covering of an animal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fur"):
seal; sealskin (the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal)
sable (the expensive dark brown fur of the marten)
raccoon (the fur of the North American racoon)
otter (the fur of an otter)
muskrat; muskrat fur (the brown fur of a muskrat)
mink (the expensive fur of a mink)
leopard (the pelt of a leopard)
lapin; rabbit (the fur of a rabbit)
lambskin (the skin of a lamb with the wool still on)
fox (the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox)
ermine (the expensive white fur of the ermine)
chinchilla (the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla)
beaver; beaver fur (the soft brown fur of the beaver)
bearskin (the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug))
astrakhan (the fur of young lambs)
squirrel (the fur of a squirrel)
Meaning:
Dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("fur" is a kind of...):
coat; pelage (growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal)
Meronyms (parts of "fur"):
guard hair (coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fur"):
undercoat; underfur (thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair)
Meaning:
A garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fur" is a kind of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
