n. | 1. | |
| 1. | The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser. |
| 2. | The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry; as, a cargo of furs. |
| 3. | Strips of dressed skins with fur, used on garments for warmth or for ornament. |
| 4. | Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.). |
| 5. | Any coating considered as resembling fur |
| 6. | (Her.) One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures. There are nine in all, or, according to some writers, only six. |
a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur cap; the fur trade. |
v. t. | 1. | To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes. |
| 2. | To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue. |
| 3. | (Arch.) To nail small strips of board or larger scantling upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or boarding, or to provide for a space or interval back of the plastered or boarded surface, as inside an outer wall, by way of protection against damp. |