FUR

I. verb (~red; ~ring) Etymology: Middle English ~ren, from Anglo-French ~rer to stuff, fill, line, from fuerre sheath, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German fuotar sheath; akin to Greek pōma lid, cover, Sanskrit pāti he protects Date: 14th century transitive verb to cover, line, trim, or clothe with ~, to coat or clog as if with ~, to apply ~ring to, intransitive verb to become coated or clogged as if with ~, II. noun Usage: often attributive Date: 14th century a piece of the dressed pelt of an animal used to make, trim, or line wearing apparel, an article of clothing made of or with ~, the hairy coat of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick, a coating resembling ~: as, a coat of epithelial debris on the tongue, the thick pile of a fabric (as chenille), ~less adjective III. abbreviation ~long