furrier

[ fur-ee-er ]

/ ˈfɜr i ər /

noun

a person who buys and sells furs, or one who makes, repairs, or cleans furs and fur garments; a fur dealer or fur dresser.

Origin of furrier

1570–80; re-formation, perhaps after clothier, of earlier English, Middle English furrer<Anglo-French; see fur, -er²

Words nearby furrier

furore, furor epilepticus, furosemide, furphy, furred, furrier, furriery, furriner, furring, furring strip, furrow

Definition for furrier (2 of 2)

furrier²

[ fur-ee-er ]

/ ˈfɜr i ər /

adjective

comparative of furry.

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Example sentences from the Web for furrier

He had no liking for his father's trade of furrier, but apprenticed himself for three years to a printer at Lyons.
English Travellers of the Renaissance|Clare Howard
The hair of their tail is used to make brushes for painters, but their skin is of no value to the furrier.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VI (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
In this story we find the furrier engaged in a monologue, in which he tells of his delight in making the Rabbi's cap.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
The failure of a furrier induced him to buy for fourteen thousand francs pelts worth ninety thousand.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Vicente Blasco Ibanez

This circumstance made the furrier's son thoughtful; he saw that there was more to come.
The Works of Honor de Balzac|Honor de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for furrier

furrier

/ (ˈfʌrɪə) /

noun

a person whose occupation is selling, making, dressing, or repairing fur garments

Word Origin for furrier

C14: furour, from Old French fourrer to trim or line with fur

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	furrier
释义	furrier ¹ [ fur-ee-er ] / ˈfɜr i ər / noun a person who buys and sells furs, or one who makes, repairs, or cleans furs and fur garments; a fur dealer or fur dresser. Origin of furrier ¹ 1570–80; re-formation, perhaps after clothier, of earlier English, Middle English furrer<Anglo-French; see fur, -er² Words nearby furrier furore, furor epilepticus, furosemide, furphy, furred, furrier, furriery, furriner, furring, furring strip, furrow Definition for furrier (2 of 2) furrier² [ fur-ee-er ] / ˈfɜr i ər / adjective comparative of furry. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for furrier He had no liking for his father's trade of furrier, but apprenticed himself for three years to a printer at Lyons. English Travellers of the Renaissance\|Clare Howard The hair of their tail is used to make brushes for painters, but their skin is of no value to the furrier. Buffon's Natural History. Volume VI (of 10)\|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon In this story we find the furrier engaged in a monologue, in which he tells of his delight in making the Rabbi's cap. The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century\|Leo Wiener The failure of a furrier induced him to buy for fourteen thousand francs pelts worth ninety thousand. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse\|Vicente Blasco Ibanez This circumstance made the furrier's son thoughtful; he saw that there was more to come. The Works of Honor de Balzac\|Honor de Balzac British Dictionary definitions for furrier furrier / (ˈfʌrɪə) / noun a person whose occupation is selling, making, dressing, or repairing fur garments Word Origin for furrier C14: furour, from Old French fourrer to trim or line with fur Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to furrier fuzzy, shaggy, woolly, bristly, bushy, fleecy, flocculent, hirsute, pilose, pilous, stubbly, whiskered
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furrier

noun

Origin of furrier

Words nearby furrier

Definition for furrier (2 of 2)

adjective

Example sentences from the Web for furrier

British Dictionary definitions for furrier

noun

Word Origin for furrier

Words related to furrier