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furfur

UK/ˈfɜːfə/US/ˈfɝfɚ/

furfur noun: a particle of dandruff.

Noun

furfur (usually uncountable, plural furfures)

  1. (archaic, countable, usually) a particle of dandruff
  2. (archaic, usually) dandruff
    • ‘Aye,’ said WS, still in bed, scratching his baldness, examining the furfur in his fingernails.1964, Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like the Sun

Forms of furfur

pluralfurfures

Origin of furfur

From Latin furfur (“bran”), reduplication of *fur, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰur-, metathesis of *gʰrus- (compare Lithuanian grū́sti (“to grind (barley)”), Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs, “skin, husk”)).

Questions about furfur

What does furfur mean?
Furfur means a particle of dandruff.
What part of speech is furfur?
Furfur is a noun.
How do you pronounce furfur?
Furfur is pronounced /ˈfɜːfə/ (UK).
What is the plural of furfur?
The plural of furfur is furfures.

Words near furfur in the dictionary

  1. furfen
  2. furfenorex
  3. furfie
  4. furfies
  5. Furfooz
  6. furfur
  7. furfuraceous
  8. furfural
  9. furfuraldehyde
  10. furfurals
  11. furfuran

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