WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
fur /fɜr/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Zoology[uncountable] the soft, thick, hairy coat of a mammal.
  2. Clothing[uncountable] the processed pelt of certain animals, as minks or beavers, used esp. for jackets and coats.
  3. Clothing a garment made of fur:[countable]All the furs were on sale.
  4. [uncountable] a furlike coating.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. of, relating to, or dealing in fur or animal skins, etc.:a fur coat; a fur trader.
Idioms
  1. Idioms make the fur fly:
    • to cause a lively disturbance.

furred, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fur  (fûr),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., furred, fur•ring. 
n. 
  1. Zoologythe fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal.
  2. Clothingthe skin of certain animals, as the sable, ermine, or beaver, covered with such a coat, used for lining, trimming, or making garments.
  3. Clothinga garment made of fur.
  4. any coating resembling or suggesting fur, as certain matter on the tongue.
  5. Heraldryany conventional representation of a fur, as ermine, vair, potent, or their variations.
  6. Idioms make the fur fly:
    • to cause a scene or disturbance, esp. of a violent nature;
      make trouble:When the kids got mad they really made the fur fly.
    • to do things quickly:She always makes the fur fly when she types.

adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to fur, animal skins, dressed pelts, etc.:a fur coat; a fur trader.

v.t. 
  1. Clothingto line, face, or trim, with fur, as a garment.
  2. Buildingto apply furring to (a wall, ceiling, etc.).
  3. to clothe (a person) with fur.
  4. to coat with foul or deposited matter.
  • Gmc; akin to Old English fōdder case, sheath, Old Norse fōthr, Greek pó̄ma
  • Anglo-French furrer, Old French fo(u)rrer origin, originally to encase, derivative of fuerre sheath
  • Middle English furre (noun, nominal), derivative of furren to trim with fur 1300–50
furless, adj. 

fur., 
  1. Weights and Measuresfurlong;
    furlongs.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fur / fɜː/
  1. the dense coat of fine silky hairs on such mammals as the cat, seal, and mink
  2. the dressed skin of certain fur-bearing animals, with the hair left on
  3. (as modifier): a fur coat
  4. a garment made of fur, such as a coat or stole
  5. a pile fabric made in imitation of animal fur
  6. any of various stylized representations of animal pelts or their tinctures, esp ermine or vair, used in coats of arms
  7. a whitish coating of cellular debris on the tongue, caused by excessive smoking, an upset stomach, etc
  8. a whitish-grey deposit consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate precipitated from hard water onto the insides of pipes, boilers, and kettles
  9. make the fur fly to cause a scene or disturbance
(furs, furring, furred)
  1. (transitive) to line or trim a garment, etc, with fur
  2. (often followed by up) to cover or become covered with a furlike lining or deposit
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French forrer to line a garment, from fuerre sheath, of Germanic origin; related to Old English fōdder case, Old Frisian fōder coat liningˈfurless
'make the fur fly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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