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furr

furr is the obsolete form of fur.

Meaning of fur

Noun

fur (countable and uncountable, plural furs)

  1. (uncountable) The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
  2. (uncountable) The hairy skins of animals used as a material for clothing.
  3. (countable) An animal pelt used to make, trim or line clothing.
    • During the colonial period, Britain used Canada as a major source of furs.
  4. (countable) A garment made of fur.
    • November 17, 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, letter to the Countess of Mar
      wrapped up in my furs
  5. (uncountable) A thick pile of fabric.
  6. (uncountable) The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.

See all 19 meanings of fur

Proper noun capitalized: Furr

Furr

  1. A surname.

Forms of furr

pluralfurrs

Questions about furr

What does furr mean?
Furr means a surname.
What is furr the obsolete form of?
Furr is the obsolete form of fur.
What part of speech is furr?
Furr is a proper noun.

Words near furr in the dictionary

  1. furpile
  2. furpiled
  3. furpiles
  4. furpiling
  5. FURPS
  6. furr
  7. Furracabad
  8. furred
  9. furred out
  10. furred up
  11. Furrer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: furr (page history and authors); Furr (page history and authors); fur (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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