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furriery

/ˈfɜɹ.i.əɹ.i/

furriery noun: furs in general.

Noun

furriery (countable and uncountable, plural furrieries)

  1. Furs in general.
    • For smaller furrieries and edgings, the skins of the MARTEN, the SQUIRREL, the ERMINE, the RABBIT and the MARMOTTE are the choicest1799, William Tooke, A View of the Russian Empire during the Reign of Catharine II and to the close of the present Century
  2. The business of a furrier; the fur trade.
    • hide unfit for furriery

Forms of furriery

pluralfurrieries

Questions about furriery

What does furriery mean?
Furriery means furs in general.
What part of speech is furriery?
Furriery is a noun.
How do you pronounce furriery?
Furriery is pronounced /ˈfɜɹ.i.əɹ.i/ (US).
What is the plural of furriery?
The plural of furriery is furrieries.

Words near furriery in the dictionary

  1. furriends
  2. furrier
  3. furrier's
  4. furrieries
  5. furriers
  6. furriery
  7. furries
  8. furriest
  9. furrification
  10. furrifications
  11. furrily

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