\Fur\ (f[^u]r), n. [OE. furre, OF. forre, fuerre, sheath,
case, of German origin; cf. OHG. fuotar lining, case, G.
futter; akin to Icel. f[=o][eth]r lining, Goth. f[=o]dr,
scabbard; cf. Skr. p[=a]tra vessel, dish. The German and
Icel. words also have the sense, fodder, but this was
probably a different word originally. Cf. {Fodder} food,
{Fother}, v. t., {Forel}, n.]
1. The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing
   thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which
   is longer and coarser.
2. The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry;
   as, a cargo of furs.
3. Strips of dressed skins with fur, used on garments for
   warmth or for ornament.
4. pl. Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs
   for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.).
         Wrapped up in my furs.                --Lady M. W.
                                               Montagu.
5. Any coating considered as resembling fur; as:
   (a) A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in
       persons affected with fever.
   (b) The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.
   (c) The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and
       other vessels by hard water.
6. (Her.) One of several patterns or diapers used as
   tinctures. There are nine in all, or, according to some
   writers, only six. --See Tincture.

\Fur\, a.
Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur
cap; the fur trade.
{Fur seal} (Zo["o]l.) one of several species of seals of the
   genera {Callorhinus} and {Arclocephalus}, inhabiting the
   North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat
   of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern
   fur seal ({Callorhinus ursinus}) breeds in vast numbers on
   the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; -- called
   also {sea bear}.

\Fur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Furring}.]
1. To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes. ``You
   fur your gloves with reason.'' --Shak.
2. To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue.
3. (Arch.) To nail small strips of board or larger scantling
   upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or
   boarding, or to provide for a space or interval back of
   the plastered or boarded surface, as inside an outer wall,
   by way of protection against damp. --Gwill.