B1noun · countable / uncountable · common

fur

fur · furs

хутро, шерсть

мех, шерсть, шкура, пушнина

Pelz, Fell, Behaarung

The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thickThe hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.

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UK/fɜː/US/fɝ/

» Our cat's fur has lost its luster.

Das Fell unserer Katze hat seinen Glanz verloren.

Мех нашей кошки утратил свой блеск.

Хутро нашої кішки загубило свій блиск.

Meaning

14 senses

(uncountable)The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
Fell, Pelz, Behaarung
мехmex, шерстьšerstʹ, шку́раškúra
хутро́xutró, ху́троxútro, шерстьšerstʹ
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
(uncountable)The hairy skins of animals used as a material for clothing.
Pelz
мехmex, пушни́наpušnína
(countable)An animal pelt used to make, trim or line clothing.
During the colonial period, Britain used Canada as a major source of furs.
Pelz
мехmex
(countable)A garment made of fur.
November 17, 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, letter to the Countess of Mar wrapped up in my furs
a garment made of animal pelts or synthetic fur
A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
(uncountable)A thick pile of fabric.
(uncountable)The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.
(uncountable)The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water.
(uncountable)The layer of epithelial debris on a tongue.
(countable)One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures, such as ermine and vair.
(uncountable)Rabbits and hares, as opposed to partridges and pheasants (called feathers).
(countable)A furry, a member of the furry fandom.
(informal, uncountable)Human body hair, especially when abundant.

Examples

159 sentences

Our cat's fur has lost its luster.
Хутро нашої кішки загубило свій блиск.
ruМех нашей кошки утратил свой блеск.
deDas Fell unserer Katze hat seinen Glanz verloren.
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Fur coats are on sale.
Розпродаж кожухів.
dePelzmäntel sind im Sonderangebot.
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The coat is lined with fur.
ruЭто пальто обито мехом.
deDieser Mantel hat einen Pelzbesatz.
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Mary was wearing a fur coat.
ruМэри была в шубе.
deMaria trug einen Pelzmantel.
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Tom gave Mary a fur coat.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick:

Русский

By meaning 2

hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick:

hairy skin processed to serve as clothing:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

coating resembling fur:

hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick:

Origin

From Middle English furre, forre, from Anglo-Norman forre, fuerre (“case; sheath”), from F

From Middle English furre, forre, from Anglo-Norman forre, fuerre (“case; sheath”), from Frankish *fōdar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”) (compare Old English fōdor (“sheaf”), Dutch voering (“lining”), German Futter (“lining”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr, “sheath”)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-, *poh₂- (“to protect”) (compare Lithuanian piemuō (“protection”), Ancient Greek πῶῠ̈ (pôŭ̈, “flock”), πῶμα (pôma, “lid”), ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”), Old Armenian հաւրան (hawran, “herd, flock”), Northern Kurdish pawan (“to watch over”), Sanskrit पाति (pāti, “he watches, protects”).

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