noun

1. the soft, thick hair covering the body of many mammals
2. a skin bearing such hair, when stripped and processed for making, lining, or trimming garments; dressed pelt
3. any garment, neckpiece, trimming, etc. made of such skins
4. any furlike or fuzzy coating, as diseased matter on the tongue in illness

Etymology: 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

adjective

transitive verb furred, furring fur′·ring

1. to line, cover, make, or trim with fur
2. to coat with any smooth, furlike deposit
3. to use furring in constructing (a floor, wall, etc.)

intransitive verb