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furfures

furfures is the plural of furfur.

Meaning of furfur

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

Questions about furfures

What is furfures the plural of?
Furfures is the plural of furfur.

Words near furfures in the dictionary

  1. furfurals
  2. furfuran
  3. furfurans
  4. furfuration
  5. furfurations
  6. furfures
  7. furfurine
  8. furfurman
  9. furfurol
  10. furfurole
  11. furfuroles

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