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fur

(fŭr),

1. The coat of soft, fine hair of some mammals.

2. A layer of epithelial debris and fungal elements on the dorsum of the tongue. It is related more to neglected oral hygiene than to an underlying disease process.

[M.E. furre, fr. O.Fr., fr. Germanic]

fur

doraphobia.

fur

(fûr)

1. The thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of certain mammals.

2. A furlike coating: fur on the tongue.

tr.v. furred, furring, furs

To cover or coat as if with fur.

FUR

Abbreviation for:
ferric-uptake regulation
follow-up report
freed-up resources
furosemide

fur

soft, fine hair growing thickly on the skin of animals, mainly mammals, associated with heat retention.

fur

short, very fine and soft hair. Valuable as pelts for use in cold climate and high fashion garments.

fur animal

animals bred or trapped in the wild for their pelts. Includes mink, sable, otter, lapin, ermine, marten.

fur ball

accumulations of fur, swallowed during the natural grooming procedures of cats, can be a cause of vomiting, enteritis and uncommonly intestinal obstruction. Most troublesome in longhaired cats and those with skin disease that prompts more grooming.

fur-bearing animal

see fur animal (above).

fur clipping

chewing of fur by captive mink rendering the pelt useless. A vice apparently caused by cage boredom.

fur mite

see lynxacarusradovsky.

fur seal alopecia

caused in captive seals by overgrooming, a displacement activity. Alopecia occurs on the head and the posterior body, the easiest places for the seal to scratch.

References in classic literature ?

The company that can first open its tempting supplies of coffee, tobacco, ammunition, scarlet cloth, blankets, bright shawls, and glittering trinkets has the greatest chance to get all the peltries and furs of the Indians and free trappers, and to engage their services for the next season.

In the old times of the great Northwest Company, when the trade in furs was pursued chiefly about the lakes and rivers, the expeditions were carried on in batteaux and canoes.

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19, Maisons du Monde Mongolian cushions, from PS45, sheepskin white rug, PS75, linen throw, PS25, Harvey Norman Snuggle up with cosy fur cushions and throws.

Snuggle up..

The competition was attended by heads of zoos-veterinarians of fur farms from all over Russia, employees of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region and the administration of the Pushkin district, representatives of specialized scientific institutions, fur businesses, auctions and fur processors.

Russian Federation : The competition "Furs of cellular fur farming-2018" was held in the Moscow region

99, Zara Have fun with your fur - bright colourways and prints will gain those feeling brave extra style points.

TEMPTING TEXTURES; Fabulous faux fur and the softest of sheepskin is our go-to for warmth and chic this winter - it's time to get stylish and snuggly

In fact, Michael Kors has been quoted saying: "Due to technological advances in fabrications, we now have the ability to create a luxe aesthetic using non-animal fur.

Don't flaunt your fur collection, it isn't cool

TK Maxx, Boohoo, Amazon and Not On The High Street are among the retailers who have been caught selling the mislabelled real fur.

Make sure the faux fur you buy is not the real thing; ellen kirwin on the shock finding of fur making its way back on to the high street

An investigation by the Humane Society International UK discovered stores have been supplied genuine fur labelled as fake.

'Fake fur' is rabbit, fox, mink; EXPOSED SHOPPERS MISLED IN FASHION SCANDAL Anger as probe finds animal products in faux items and suppliers breaking selling rules

Having been in the business half a century, Klein has seen fashions in fur change and change again.

Mounties' muskrat hats pit animal rights against tradition

Some fans started to post negative comments after seeing the television personality wearing a fur coat in the pics.

Kendra Wilkinson Called Out For Wearing Fur At Sundance 2017

But opposition to fur, and how it was produced, led to incidents like that in 1996, when an activist threw a dead raccoon on to the lunch plate of Vogue's Anna Wintour.

Nothing fake about fur auction

SUPPLIES * Ready-made cable knit throw * Faux fur (amount according to throw size) * All-purpose thread * 80/12 ballpoint needle * Walking foot * Small hairbrush CUT Measure the throw length from one inner-border edge to the opposite inner-border edge; record.