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  • 1fur — fur1 [fʉr] n. [ME furre, prob. contr. < furrure, fur lining or blanket OFr fourrure < fuerre, sheath, lining < Frank * fodr, akin to Ger futter < IE base * po , to tend flocks, cover, protect > Gr poimēn, Sans pālá , shepherd] 1.… …

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  • 2Fur — (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… …

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  • 3fur — n. & v. n. 1 a the short fine soft hair of certain animals, distinguished from the longer hair. b the skin of such an animal with the fur on it; a pelt. 2 a the coat of certain animals as material for making, trimming, or lining clothes. b a… …

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  • 4fur|ring — «FUR ihng», noun. 1. fur used to make, cover, trim, or line clothing. 2. the act of lining, trimming, or clothing with fur. 3. a coating of foul or waste matter like fur, for example on the tongue or the inside of a boiler. 4. Carpentry. a) the… …

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  • 5Lining — Line Line, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lined} (l[imac]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lining}.] [See {Line} flax.] 1. To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin. [1913 Webster] The inside lined with rich… …

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  • 6fur — furless, adj. /ferr/, n., adj., v., furred, furring. n. 1. the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal. 2. the skin of certain animals, as the sable, ermine, or beaver, covered with such a coat, used for lining, trimming, or making… …

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  • 7fur — I. /fɜ / (say fer) noun 1. the skin of certain animals (as the cat, rabbit, seal, mink, etc.), covered with a fine, soft, thick, hairy coating. 2. the cured and treated skin of certain of these animals used for lining or trimming garments or for… …

  • 81500-1550 in fashion — Fashion in the period 1500 1550 in Western Europe is marked the age of nudity by voluminous clothing worn in an abundance of layers (one reaction to the cooling temperatures of the Little Ice Age, especially in Northern Europe and the British… …

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  • 91550-1600 in fashion — Fashion in the period 1550 1600 in Western European clothing is characterized by increased opulence, the rise of the ruff, the expansion of the farthingale for women, and, for men, the disappearance of the codpiece.General trendsThe Spanish… …

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  • 101750-1795 in fashion — [ Charles Willson Peale, Philadelphia, 1772] Fashion in the period 1750 1795 in European and European influenced countries reached heights of fantasy and abundant ornamentation, especially among the aristocracy of France, before a long simmering… …

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