furred

American  

[furd] / fɜrd /

adjective

1. having fur.

2. made with or of fur, as garments.

3. clad in fur or furs, as persons.

   elegantly furred in chinchilla.

4. coated with matter, as the tongue.

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furred British  

/ fɜːd /

adjective

1. made of, lined with, or covered in fur

2. wearing fur

3. (of animals) having fur

4. another word for furry

5. Also: furry.  provided with furring strips

6. (of a pipe, kettle, etc) lined with hard lime or other salts deposited from water

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Other Word Forms

• unfurred
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of furred

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at fur, -ed ³

Example Sentences

That the characters are animals — furred, feathered, scaled and all — is almost incidental.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2022

Print off the wildlife checklist before you go and watch for a Pacific jumping mouse and Roosevelt elk, among hundreds of finned, furred and feathered creatures listed.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2021

His new, weird, soft sponginess is unsettling at best, and though his furred friends are a little less off-putting, it’s not by much.

From Slate • Jul. 16, 2021

Rising out of the woods is a storybook bridge over a dry creek bed, the brick furred with lichen, moss and cobwebs.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2021

“How’d you get in?” asked the furred thing.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi