单词 | furrier |
释义 | † furriern.1 Obsolete. One who went in advance of an army, etc. to secure and arrange accommodation, etc.; a purveyor, quarter-master; hence also a courier, harbinger. Also in combinations, as furrier-major. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > others concerned with military affairs > [noun] > securer of accommodation herbryour1487 furrier1525 furriel1598 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun] > one who secures accommodation or lodging harbingerc1386 furrier1525 furriel1598 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. clix. [clx.] 456 The nexte day [the Erle of Foiz] departed fro Tholous, and lefte his furriers behynde hym to paye for euery thyng. 1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline i. 18 Ther must by him be appointed, a furrior or harbinger, who shall..lodge ye whole companie. 1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall iii. sig. B2v Our two faithful furriours (Enoch and Elias). 1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. i. 33 The Furriers sent before, to divide the Quarters. 1704 London Mag. No. 4022/4 Deserted..Jacob Fulk..a Furrier. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021). furriern.2 A dealer in or dresser of fur or furs. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in skins or furs leather-kersner1226 fellmonger1310 pelter1318 pelleter1332 peltier1389 peltmonger1565 furrier1575 pell-monger1676 north-wester1791 skinmana1821 pelterer1876 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > worker with skins or hides > [noun] > worker with furs furrourc1330 greyworker1480 furrier1575 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 12453 Til a pane, as a furour [v.r. forrour], he did hem tewe.] 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 12 Skynnes sent to the furryers and pellytours of Fraunce. 1598 R. Hakluyt tr. W. Esturmy & J. Kington in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 156 Certaine Furriers of London..haue had a great part of the sayd goods, namely of the Furres. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 323 Of this [skin] the furrier's make a covering that is warm and durable. 1836 W. Irving Astoria (1849) 28 Mr. Astor became acquainted with a countryman of his, a furrier by trade. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species v. 133 It is well known to furriers that animals of the same species have thicker fur the further north they live. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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