fur

Universal Words noun 1 [U] the soft thick mass of hair that grows on the body of some animals: The cat carefully licked its fur. 2 [U] the skin of an animal with the fur still on it, used especially for making clothes: a fur coat * the fur trade * a fur farm (= where animals are bred and killed for their fur) * The animal is hunted for its fur. * fur-lined gloves 3 [U] an artificial fabric that looks and feels like fur 4 [C] a piece of clothing, especially a coat or jacket, made of real or artificial fur: elegant ladies in furs 5 (BrE) = SCALEn.(9) 6 [U] a greyish-white layer that forms on a person's tongue, especially when they are ill seealsoFURRED