[fəː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the short, fine, soft hair of certain animals
(e.g: a long, lean, muscular cat with sleek fur)

- a coating formed by hard water on the inside surface of a pipe, kettle, or other container
(e.g: fur or scale, not just in kettles but in other hidden parts of the hot-water system)


Phrases:
- be all fur coat and no knickers
- fur and feather
- the fur will fly

Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French forrer ‘to line, sheathe’, from forre ‘sheath’, of Germanic origin

[fəː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- coat or clog with a deposit or thick layer
(e.g: the so-called ‘bad’ cholesterol furs up coronary arteries)

- level (floor or wall timbers) by inserting strips of wood
(e.g: the drain could be concealed by furring out the original wall)


Phrases:
- be all fur coat and no knickers
- fur and feather
- the fur will fly

Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French forrer ‘to line, sheathe’, from forre ‘sheath’, of Germanic origin

[fəː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a member of a Muslim people of the mountainous and desert regions of south-western Sudan

- the language of the Fur, an isolated member of the Nilo-Saharan family


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[fəː], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to the Fur or their language


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