fur
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fur1 /fɜː $ fɜːr/ ●●○ noun 
1. [uncountable]HBA the thick soft hair that covers the bodies of some animals, such as cats, dogs, and rabbits 〔猫、狗、兔子等动物的〕软毛 → furry(1)2 
[countable, uncountable]HBA the skin of a dead animal with the fur still attached 毛皮，裘皮 a fur coat 裘皮大衣 a fur-lined jacket 毛皮衬里夹克 a ban on fur farming (=keeping and killing animals for their fur) 禁止毛皮兽养殖3 [countable]DCC a coat or piece of clothing made of fur 毛皮大衣；毛皮衣服 Lady Yolanda was swathed in elegant furs. 约兰达夫人穿着一身雅致的毛皮大衣。4 [uncountable] a material that looks and feels like fur 仿毛皮imitation/fake/artificial etc fur a pair of gloves trimmed with fake fur 饰有仿毛皮边的一副手套5. DHH[uncountable] a harmful or unpleasant substance that sometimes forms on surfaces that are always wet, such as water pipes 〔水管等内的〕水垢，水锈 SYN scale6 the fur flies ARGUEused to say that an angry argument or fight starts 发生激烈的争论[打斗] If you’re both feeling frustrated, the fur may fly. 如果你们俩都觉得不顺心，就有可能会发生争吵。
1. [uncountable]HBA the thick soft hair that covers the bodies of some animals, such as cats, dogs, and rabbits 〔猫、狗、兔子等动物的〕软毛 → furry(1)2 [countable, uncountable]HBA the skin of a dead animal with the fur still attached 毛皮，裘皮 a fur coat 裘皮大衣 a fur-lined jacket 毛皮衬里夹克 a ban on fur farming (=keeping and killing animals for their fur) 禁止毛皮兽养殖3 [countable]DCC a coat or piece of clothing made of fur 毛皮大衣；毛皮衣服 Lady Yolanda was swathed in elegant furs. 约兰达夫人穿着一身雅致的毛皮大衣。4 [uncountable] a material that looks and feels like fur 仿毛皮imitation/fake/artificial etc fur a pair of gloves trimmed with fake fur 饰有仿毛皮边的一副手套5. DHH[uncountable] a harmful or unpleasant substance that sometimes forms on surfaces that are always wet, such as water pipes 〔水管等内的〕水垢，水锈 SYN scale6 the fur flies ARGUEused to say that an angry argument or fight starts 发生激烈的争论[打斗] If you’re both feeling frustrated, the fur may fly. 如果你们俩都觉得不顺心，就有可能会发生争吵。Examples from the Corpus
fur• Furs from the far north of Canada were exchanged for cotton and other goods.• The darkening path felt warm and soft as fur.• There was cat fur all over the chair.• In the hall, Mrs. Welland was putting on her fur.• I mean the whole, blue-green ball of fur, fin, feathers.• Finally I seized his scruff, took a fistful of fur.• Why, how, and when does the fur change? 10.• the fur industry• He raked his fingers through fur the color of weak tea, brown, red, golden tint of gaslight.imitation/fake/artificial etc fur• My first successes were in fake fur - we had one each.• But for the ultimate indulgence this winter, splash out on one of the new fake furs.• Plus the best and most affordable selection of fake fur cushions in town - zebra, leopard, tiger among others.• A vest of fake fur like the one she had made for Jill when she was small?• She was a vision in a pink fake fur Todd Oldham jacket.• This year their major bow to realness has been replacing fake fur with genuine dead pelts.• Until my first New York winter rain, when the fake fur matted around my neck, wrists and knees.• Overdress of glass beads, ostrich feathers and yarn. Artificial fur train.fur2 (also fur up British English) verb (furred, furring) [intransitive] DHHto become covered with an unwanted substance 积垢，生苔 —furred adjective Symptoms include dry lips and a furred tongue. 症状包括嘴唇发干及长舌苔。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
fur• The pipes and valves furred with woodchips as though by a half inch of sooty snow.Origin fur (1300-1400) fur “to cover the inside of with fur” ((14-19 centuries)), from Old French forrer, from forre “inside covering” bodies thick that the hair covers the soft of Corpus
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fur
fur1 /fɜː $ fɜːr/ 
noun
1. [uncountable] the thick soft hair that covers the bodies of some animals, such as cats, dogs, and rabbits ⇨ furry(1)
2.
[uncountable and countable] the skin of a dead animal with the fur still attached:
a fur coat
a fur-lined jacket
a ban on fur farming (=keeping and killing animals for their fur)
3. [countable] a coat or piece of clothing made of fur:
Lady Yolanda was swathed in elegant furs.
4. [uncountable] a material that looks and feels like fur
imitation/fake/artificial etc fur
a pair of gloves trimmed with fake fur
5. [uncountable] a harmful or unpleasant substance that sometimes forms on surfaces that are always wet, such as water pipes
SYN scale
6. the fur flies used to say that an angry argument or fight starts:
If you’re both feeling frustrated, the fur may fly.
fur2 (also fur up British English) verb (past tense and past participle furred, present participle furring) [intransitive]
to become covered with an unwanted substance
—furred adjective:
Symptoms include dry lips and a furred tongue.
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noun Date: 1300-1400
Origin: fur 'to cover the inside of with fur' (14-19 centuries), from Old French forrer, from forre 'inside covering'
Origin: fur 'to cover the inside of with fur' (14-19 centuries), from Old French forrer, from forre 'inside covering'
1. [uncountable] the thick soft hair that covers the bodies of some animals, such as cats, dogs, and rabbits ⇨ furry(1)
2.
[uncountable and countable] the skin of a dead animal with the fur still attached:
3. [countable] a coat or piece of clothing made of fur:
4. [uncountable] a material that looks and feels like fur
imitation/fake/artificial etc fur
5. [uncountable] a harmful or unpleasant substance that sometimes forms on surfaces that are always wet, such as water pipes
SYN scale
6. the fur flies used to say that an angry argument or fight starts:
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(also fur up British English) verb (past tense and past participle furred, present participle furring) [intransitive]to become covered with an unwanted substance
—furred adjective: