fur

/fɜːr/ noun

Definition

HAIR [U] › the thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals like cats and rabbits

CLOTHES [C, U] › the skin of an animal covered in thick hair and used for making clothes, or a piece of clothing made from this: fake fur a fur coat/hat

(Definition of fur noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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