fur

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

fur [fur furs furred furring] BrE [fɜː(r)] NAmE [fɜːr] noun
1. uncountable the soft thick mass of hair that grows on the body of some animals
• The cat carefully licked its fur.
2. uncountable the skin of an animal with the fur still on it, used especially for making clothes
•a fur coat
•the fur trade
•a fur farm (= where animals are bred and killed for their fur)
• The animal is hunted for its fur.
•fur-lined gloves
3. uncountable an artificial material that looks and feels like fur
4. countable a piece of clothing, especially a coat or jacket, made of real or artificial fur
•elegant ladies in furs
5. (BrE) = ↑scale _n. (⁹)
6. uncountable a greyish-white layer that forms on a person's tongue, especially when they are ill/sick
see also ↑furred

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

Example Bank:
•She was wearing her fur.
•The cat's fur was matted with blood.
•The coat was orange with a fur trim.
•a cloak lined with fur
•a collar of fur
•elegant women in furs