5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fur \Fur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Furring}.] 1. To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes. "You fur your gloves with reason." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue. [1913 Webster] 3. (Arch.) 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. --Gwill. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Furring \Fur"ring\, n. 1. (Carp.) (a) The leveling of a surface, or the preparing of an air space, by means of strips of board or of larger pieces. See {Fur}, v. t., 3. (b) The strips thus laid on. [1913 Webster] 2. (Shipbuilding) Double planking of a ship's side. [1913 Webster] 3. A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: furring See {fur} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: fur n 1: the dressed hairy coat of a mammal [syn: {pelt}] 2: dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel) 3: a garment made of fur [also: {furring}, {furred}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: furring n 1: a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue 2: strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard [syn: {furring strip}]
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