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Added 7 October 2026

fur

/fɜː/ symbol

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ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Friulian.

noun

The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
The hairy skins of animals used as a material for clothing.
An animal pelt used to make, trim or line clothing.
During the colonial period, Britain used Canada as a major source of furs.

verb

To cover with fur or a fur-like coating.
To become covered with fur or a fur-like coating.
To level a surface by applying furring to it.

conjunction

Pronunciation spelling of for.

Origin

From Middle English furre, forre, from Anglo-Norman forre, fuerre (“case; sheath”), from Frankish *fōdar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”) (compare Old English fōdor (“sheaf”), Dutch voering (“lining”), German Futter (“lining”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr, “sheath”)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-, *poh₂- (“to protect”) (compare Lithuanian piemuō (“protection”), Ancient Greek πῶῠ̈ (pôŭ̈, “flock”), πῶμα (pôma, “lid”), ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”), Old Armenian հաւրան (hawran, “herd, flock”), Northern Kurdish pawan (“to watch over”), Sanskrit पाति (pāti, “he watches, protects”).

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