/ fɜː(r); NAmE / noun
1.
[ U ] the soft thick mass of hair that grows on the body of some animals
2.
[ U ] the skin of an animal with the fur still on it, used especially for making clothes :
a fur coat
the fur trade
a fur farm (= where animals are bred and killed for their fur)
The animal is hunted for its fur.
fur-lined gloves
3.
[ U ] an artificial material that looks and feels like fur
4.
[ C ] a piece of clothing, especially a coat or jacket, made of real or artificial fur :
elegant ladies in furs
5.
( BrE ) = scale noun (9)
6.
[ U ] a greyish-white layer that forms on a person's tongue, especially when they are ill / sick
—see also furred
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French forrer to line, sheathe, from forre sheath, of Germanic origin.