fur
1. the dressed hairy coat of a mammal (Freq. 8) • Syn: pelt • Hypernyms: animal skin • Hyponyms: astrakhan, bearskin, beaver, beaver fur, chinchilla, ermine, fox, lambskin, lapin, rabbit, leopard, mink, muskrat, muskrat fur, otter, raccoon, sable, seal, sealskin, squirrel 2. dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel) (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: furry • Hypernyms: coat, pelage • Hyponyms: undercoat, underfur • Part Meronyms: guard hair 3. a garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal • Hypernyms: garment
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