furred

[ furd ]

adjective

1. having fur.
2. made with or of fur, as garments.
3. clad in fur or furs, as persons:

   elegantly furred in chinchilla.

4. coated with matter, as the tongue.

furred

/ fɜːd /

adjective

1. made of, lined with, or covered in fur
2. wearing fur
3. (of animals) having fur
4. See furry
   another word for furry
5. Alsofurry provided with furring strips
6. (of a pipe, kettle, etc) lined with hard lime or other salts deposited from water

Other Words From

• un·furred adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of furred¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; fur, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Another method, especially for longer furred or haired pets is to groom and comb them regularly so that any potential fleas don’t go unnoticed before they spread to other pets or people in the same household.

From Popular-Science

He would swear that the body he had seen tumble into the flood had not been furred, that much he was sure of.

From Project Gutenberg

And then the human captive flung himself to the earth, half covering the body of the furred one.

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Shrill cries arose from the alien spectators as the furred one blinked in the light and then sighted the man some feet away.

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The pilot remained in hiding, but he saw one of the furred people running on as light-footedly as a shadow.

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They subsist in part by hunting the small furred animals still existing in the country, and in part by fishing.

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