1 [mass noun] the short, fine, soft hair of certain animals:a long, lean, muscular cat with sleek fur
[count noun] the skin of an animal with fur on it:the trapper can sell his furs to the highest bidder
animal skin with fur on it, or fabric resembling this, used in making or trimming garments:a Parka with nylon fur round the hood [as modifier]:a fur coat
[count noun] a coat, cape, or similar garment made of fur:I’d just seen her sitting in her furs
Heraldry any of several heraldic tinctures representing animal skins in stylized form (e.g. ermine, vair).
2British a coating formed by hard water on the inside surface of a pipe, kettle, or other container:fur or scale, not just in kettles but in other hidden parts of the hot-water system
a coating formed on the tongue, typically as a symptom of sickness.
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1British coat or clog with a deposit:the stuff that furs up coronary arteries
2 (as adjective, often in combination furred) covered with or made from a particular type of fur:the black-furred rabbit
3level (floor or wall timbers) by inserting strips of wood:the drain could be concealed by furring out the original wall
be all fur coat and no knickers
British informal have an impressive or sophisticated appearance which belies the fact that there is nothing to substantiate it:the government’s policies are all fur coat and no knickers
fur and feather
game mammals and birds.
the fur will fly
informal there will be serious or violent trouble:you’re feeling decidedly neurotic and this might well lead to frustration where the fur may fly
