befurv.
/bɪˈfəː/ Chiefly in past participle.† 1. To fur over, encrust. Obsolete.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > coat or cover with a layer [verb (transitive)] > encrust
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1581 T. Newton tr. Seneca Thebais iii, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 49v What rauenous Harpye Burd..all with filth, and dirty dung befurde.
2. To cover or deck out with furs.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > in specific material
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1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur i. xvii And Merlyn was so disguysed that kynge Arthur knewe hym not for he was al be furred in black shepe skynnes and a grete payre of bootes.
1842 Fraser's Mag. 26 362 A..middle-aged man, bespectacled and befurred.
1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. II. ix. 199 Those clattering, befurred..gentry called soldiers.
1864 Daily Tel. 12 Mar. Our grotesquely befurred Aldermanic body.
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