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Definitions and Synonyms of
fur
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fur
| What is
fur?
Definition 1: dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel) - [noun denoting animal]
(
fur
is a kind of ...) growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
coat
pelage
(... is a kind of
fur
) thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair
undercoat
underfur
(
fur
is a part of ...) coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals
guard hair
Definition 2: a garment made of animal pelts or synthetic fur - [noun denoting artifact]
(
fur
is a kind of ...) an article of clothing
"garments of the finest silk"
garment
Definition 3: the dressed hairy coat of a mammal - [noun denoting substance]
Synonyms for fur in the sense of this definition
pelt
(
fur
is a kind of ...) the outer covering of an animal
animal skin
(... is a kind of
fur
) the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
"a coat of seal"
seal
sealskin
(... is a kind of
fur
) the expensive dark brown fur of the marten
sable
(... is a kind of
fur
) the fur of the North American racoon
raccoon
(... is a kind of
fur
) the fur of an otter
otter
(... is a kind of
fur
) the brown fur of a muskrat
muskrat
muskrat fur
(... is a kind of
fur
) the expensive fur of a mink
mink
(... is a kind of
fur
) the pelt of a leopard
leopard
(... is a kind of
fur
) the fur of a rabbit
lapin
rabbit
(... is a kind of
fur
) the skin of a lamb with the wool still on
lambskin
(... is a kind of
fur
) the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
fox
(... is a kind of
fur
) the expensive white fur of the ermine
ermine
(... is a kind of
fur
) the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla
chinchilla
(... is a kind of
fur
) the soft brown fur of the beaver
beaver
beaver fur
(... is a kind of
fur
) the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
bearskin
(... is a kind of
fur
) the fur of young lambs
astrakhan
(... is a kind of
fur
) the fur of a squirrel
squirrel
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fur-piece
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fur-piece