the short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser.-the skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry; as, a cargo of furs.-strips of dressed skins with fur, used on garments for warmth or for ornament.-articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.).-any coating considered as resembling fur-a coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in persons affected with fever.-the soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.-the deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water.-one of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures. there are nine in all, or, according to some writers, only six.-of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur cap; the fur trade.-to line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes.-to cover with morbid matter, as the tongue.-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.