fur

[ US /ˈfɝ/ ]
[ UK /fˈɜː/ ]
NOUN
  1. dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)
  2. a garment made of animal pelts or synthetic fur
  3. the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
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How To Use fur In A Sentence

  • If you wonder about ‘furphy’, as I did, here's a gloss and explanation.
  • Before Malfurion could ask who she meant, Tyrande brought the glaive up in a salute and murmured something in the hidden tongue of the Sisterhood. WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE
  • Warner wrote from Egypt expressing sympathy for their unfurnished state of affairs, but added, "I would rather fit out three houses and fill them with furniture than to fit out one 'dahabiyeh'. Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete
  • Rules exist to be violated, so that the ‘bastard’ may be more violently characterized and the audience engaged in revengeful fury.
  • Once the coals are covered in a fur of white ash, start by barbecuing a few vegetables.
  • It also contains a series of waterfalls and cascades to further enhance the beauty of a hole that is certain to generate a lot of comment throughout the week.
  • He seemed a little taken aback, sat and listened with fur bristling, one hand stroking the back of the other.
  • ‘Of course, if you fail, and you have been put on that pedestal, it is a lot harder because you have further to fall,’ he said.
  • The use of steam-driven bellows in blast furnaces helped ironmakers switch over from charcoal (limited in quantity) to coke, which is made from coal, in the smelting of pig iron.
  • There are some trademark pieces - elegant-legged tables and high-quality marquetry - mixed in with contemporary designer furniture, antique shop finds and some very in-your-face art.
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