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as in pelt
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value
furriers willing to pay good money for a lynx fur
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as in to silt
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Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
Huang warns that, as victorious and liberating a moment as the fur coat scene is, the wardrobe choice is not without warning signals.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2024
Samuel Ashworth, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2020
At the pool’s edge, mosses fur the stones in newborn green, and white flowers bloom, their perfume carried lightly on the vapor cast off by the waterfall.
—Seija Rankin, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2020
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Noun
With her red hair tinsel glistening and her new fur coat covering her work wear — a gold g-string — Madison is exhilarating to watch on screen.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
Huang warns that, as victorious and liberating a moment as the fur coat scene is, the wardrobe choice is not without warning signals.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
Whether feathered or furred, all of these animals belong to the same political species: the bird-dogger.
—Samuel Ashworth, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2020
At the pool’s edge, mosses fur the stones in newborn green, and white flowers bloom, their perfume carried lightly on the vapor cast off by the waterfall.
—Seija Rankin, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2020
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“Fur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fur. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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