Furring - English meaning

verb

Coat or clog with a deposit or thick layer.

Usage examples:

The so-called ‘bad’ cholesterol furs up coronary arteries

verb

Level (floor or wall timbers) by inserting strips of wood.

Usage examples:

The drain could be concealed by furring out the original wall

noun

The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals.

Usage examples:

A long, lean, muscular cat with sleek fur

noun

A coating formed by hard water on the inside surface of a pipe, kettle, or other container.

Usage examples:

Fur or scale, not just in kettles but in other hidden parts of the hot-water system

noun

A member of a muslim people of the mountainous and desert regions of south-western sudan.

Usage examples:

He believes that the non-arabs in sudan - an alliance of southerners and marginalised groups in nor…

noun

The language of the fur, an isolated member of the nilo-saharan family, with about 500,000 speakers.

Usage examples:

The atrocities carried out by the janjawiid are aimed at speakers of fur, tunjur, masalit and zagha…

adjective

Relating to the fur or their language.

Usage examples:

He made a point of praising the fur for their piety and took lessons in the fur language.

Present participle of fur