furrier
1a person who buys and sells furs, or one who makes, repairs, or cleans furs and fur garments; a fur dealer or fur dresser.
Origin of furrier
1Other definitions for furrier (2 of 2)
comparative of furry.
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How to use furrier in a sentence
A relative of the Virlaz family, well-to-do Jewish furriers of Leipsic.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheNaturally the sumptuary laws about the wearing of fur were perpetually infringed upon, to the great satisfaction of the furriers.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacFlorist shops, furriers, haberdashers, confectioners—all followed in rapid succession.
Sister Carrie | Theodore DreiserThe dealers pay from 50 cents for a bear skull to 15 cents for a fox, tho taxidermists and furriers often pay much more.
Deadfalls and Snares | A. R. (Arthur Robert) HardingFurriers have remarked that in fruitful regions more furs of female animals are always to be had than in unfruitful districts.
Schenk's Theory: The Determination of Sex | Samuel Leopold Schenk
British Dictionary definitions for furrier
/ (ˈfʌrɪə) /
a person whose occupation is selling, making, dressing, or repairing fur garments
Origin of furrier
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