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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fur•ri•er1 /ˈfɜriɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who sells, repairs, or cleans fur garments.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fur•ri•er1 (fûr′ē ər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who buys and sells furs, or one who makes, repairs, or cleans furs and fur garments;
a fur dealer or fur dresser.
- Anglo-French; see fur, -er2
- re-formation, perh. after clothier, of earlier English, Middle English furrer 1570–80
fur•ri•er2 (fûr′ē ər),USA pronunciation adj. - comparative of furry.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: furrier /ˈfʌrɪə/ n - a person whose occupation is selling, making, dressing, or repairing fur garments
Etymology: 14th Century: furour, from Old French fourrer to trim or line with fur WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fur•ry /ˈfɜri/USA pronunciation adj., -ri•er, -ri•est. - made up of, resembling, or covered with fur.
fur•ri•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fur•ry (fûr′ē),USA pronunciation adj., fur•ri•er, fur•ri•est. - consisting of or resembling fur:a deep, furry rug in front of the fireplace; the furry undergrowth of the forest.
- covered with fur;
wearing fur:Many furry animals are in danger of becoming extinct. - obstructed or coated as if with fur:a furry voice; a furry tongue.
- [Slang.]terrifying;
hair-raising. fur′ri•ly, adv. fur′ri•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: furry /ˈfɜːrɪ/ adj ( -rier, -riest)- covered with fur or something furlike
- of, relating to, or resembling fur
Also: furred (of the tongue) coated with whitish cellular debris ˈfurrily adv ˈfurriness n |