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fur Listen to audio/ˈfɚ/ noun
plural furs
1 [noncount] : the hairy coat of an animal especially when it is soft and thick
The cat has black-and-white fur. The rabbit's fur is soft.
2 a : the fur of an animal used for clothing [noncount] Her gloves are lined with fur. [count] He made his fortune trading furs in the 17th century.often used before another noun a fur coat/collar
b [count] : a piece of clothing (such as a coat) made with fur
Her new fur is a full-length mink coat.
c [noncount] : a material that looks and feels like the fur of an animal
a teddy bear with soft fur fake/imitation fur
3 [noncount] Brit : a hard material that forms in metal pipes, boilers, etc. : scale
fur flies
informal When (the) fur flies, someone becomes very angry or upset.
When she finds our about this, fur will fly. [=she will be very angry]
— furred Listen to audio /ˈfɚd/ adjective
a thickly furred animal (Brit) a thickly furred boiler

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