adjective
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made of, lined with, or covered in fur
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wearing fur
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(of animals) having fur
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another word for furry
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Also: furry. provided with furring strips
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(of a pipe, kettle, etc) lined with hard lime or other salts deposited from water
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of furred
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at fur, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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The former is a low-mounding perennial with furred purple blooms on short stems in spring, while the latter is a deciduous woody vine that produces nodding, deep yellow flowers in late summer.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2022
That the characters are animals — furred, feathered, scaled and all — is almost incidental.
From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2022
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
Claire wore a thick furred vest that Alys has stitched for her from an animal hide, and warm boots from the same hide, laced with sinew.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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