Complete Definition of "fur"

see|für
Image:Fur redfox.jpg|thumb|right|Furs (pelts).
English

Etymology
From ME. furren, from MF. fourrer, from OF. forrer, from the Ger. *fuerre, meaning sheath.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-fur.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|��(r)

Homophones
fir

Noun
en-noun

  1. hairy|Hairy skin of an animal processed to be a suitable wear to cover human nakedness and to protect humans from the cold.
  2. A pelt used to make, trim, or line clothing apparel.
  3. Hairy coat of a mammal, especially: when fine, soft, and thick.
  4. A coating resembling fur.

## A thick pile of fabric.
## Layer of epithelial debris on a tongue.

Translations
trans-top|hairy skin processed to serve as a wear for people
Croatian: krzno
Czech: kožešina f
Finnish: turkki, turkis
trans-mid
Slovene: krzno n
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
rfc-trans
Dutch: bont n
German: Fell#German|Fell n
French: pelage (1, 3)
Slovak: kožušina#Slovak|kožušina f

Verb
en-verb|furs|furring|furred

  1. To cover with fur.

Translations
trans-top|to cover with fur
French: s'entarter
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
fur coat
fur seal
furred

Category:Hair


French

Etymology
L.|fr forum.

Noun
infl|fr|noun

  1. Used only in the expression au fur et à mesure, to an equitable extent

Latin

Noun
fūr, masculine or feminine

  1. thief

Declension
Third declension.

{| cellpadding"5" border"2"
!style="background:#47DCF8"| Case / #
!style="background:#F1BC4E"| M.F.
!style="background:#F1BC4E"| MM.FF.
|-
!style="background:#F1BC4E"| Nominative
| <big>fūr
| <big>fūr�s
|-
!style="background:#F1BC4E"| Genitive
| <big>fūris
| <big>fūrum
|-
!style="background:#F1BC4E"| Dative
| <big>fūrī
| <big>fūribus
|-
!style="background:#F1BC4E"| Accusative
| <big>fūrem
| <big>fūr�s
|-
!style="background:#F1BC4E"| Ablative
| <big>fūre
| <big>fūribus
|}

Related terms
furtivum
furtim

Category:Latin nouns


Romanian

Verb
ro-verbform|fura|person1s|timepres|tense=ind

  1. (I) steal

Verb
ro-verbform|fura|person1s|timepres|tense=sub

  1. (I) steal

Swedish
Noun
infl|sv|noun|g=c|uncountable

  1. wood from the pine tree

Related terms
fura

Synonyms
furu

fr:fur
ko:fur
io:fur
it:fur
hu:fur
pl:fur
ru:fur
fi:fur
sv:fur
ta:fur
te:fur
vi:fur
vo:fur
zh:fur

Revision and Credits for"fur"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.