n.
Pronunciation: ' f ə r
Function: verb
Inflected Form: furred ; fur · ring
Etymology: Middle English furren, from Anglo-French furrer to stuff, fill, line, from fuerre sheath, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German fuotar sheath; akin to Greek p ō ma lid, cover, Sanskrit p ā ti he protects
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to cover, line, trim, or clothe with fur
2 : to coat or clog as if with fur
3 : to apply furring to
intransitive verb : to become coated or clogged as if with fur