Word Meanings - FUR - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs for a lady Wrapped up in my furs. Lady M. W. Montagu. 5. Any coating considered as resembling fur; as: A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in persons affected with fever. The soft,

Additional info about word: FUR

Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs for a lady Wrapped up in my furs. Lady M. W. Montagu. 5. Any coating considered as resembling fur; as: A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in persons affected with fever. The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach. The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water. (more info) origin; cf. OHG. fuotar lining, case, G. futter; akin to Icel. f lining, Goth. f, scabbard; cf. Skr. p vessel, dish. The German and Icel. words also have the sense, fodder, but this was probably a 1. The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser. 2. The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry; as, a cargo of furs. 3. Strips of dressed skins with fur, used on garments for warmth or for ornament. 4. pl.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of FUR)

• Much
• Abundant
• plenteous
• greatly
• abundantly
• fur
• considerable
• ample

Related words: (words related to FUR)

• AMPLENESS
  The state or quality of being ample; largeness; fullness; completeness.
• ABUNDANTLY
  In a sufficient degree; fully; amply; plentifully; in large measure.
• ABUNDANT
  Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed by in, rarely by with. "Abundant in goodness and truth." Exod. xxxiv. 6. Abundant number , a number, the sum of whose aliquot parts exceeds the number itself. Thus, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, the
• GREATLY
  1. In a great degree; much. I will greatly multiply thy sorrow. Gen. iii. 16. 2. Nobly; illustriously; magnanimously. By a high fate thou greatly didst expire. Dryden.
• AMPLECTANT
  Clasping a support; as, amplectant tendrils. Gray.
• CONSIDERABLE
  1. Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to. It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning. Bp. Wilkins. Eternity is infinitely the most considerable duration. Tillotson. 2.
• AMPLEXATION
  An embrace. An humble amplexation of those sacred feet. Bp. Hall.
• CONSIDERABLENESS
  Worthiness of consideration; dignity; value; size; amount.
• AMPLEXICAUL
  Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves. Gray.
• AMPLE
  Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended. All the people in that ample house Did to that image bow their humble knees. Spenser. 2. Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample
• PLENTEOUS
  1. Containing plenty; abundant; copious; plentiful; sufficient for every purpose; as, a plenteous supply. "Reaping plenteous crop." Milton. 2. Yielding abundance; productive; fruitful. "The seven plenteous years." Gen. xli. 34. 3. Having plenty;
• UNEXAMPLED
  Having no example or similar case; being without precedent; unprecedented; unparalleled. "A revolution . . . unexampled for grandeur of results." De Quincey.
• SUPERABUNDANT
  Abounding to excess; being more than is sufficient; redundant; as, superabundant zeal. -- Su`per*a*bun"dant*ly, adv.
• CHAMPLEVE
  Having the ground engraved or cut out in the parts to be enameled; inlaid in depressions made in the ground; -- said of a kind of enamel work in which depressions made in the surface are filled with enamel pastes, which are afterward fired; also,
• EXAMPLESS
  Exampleless. B. Jonson.
• EXAMPLE
  orig., what is taken out of a larger quantity, as a sample, from 1. One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of the whole; a sample; a specimen. 2. That which is to be followed or imitated as a model; a pattern or copy. For I have
• SAMPLE
  1. Example; pattern. Spenser. "A sample to the youngest." Shak. Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight His sample followed. Fairfax. 2. A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen;
• LAMPLESS
  Being without a lamp, or without light; hence, being without appreciation; dull. Your ladies' eyes are lampless to that virtue. Beau. & Fl.
• INCONSIDERABLE
  Not considerable; unworthy of consideration or notice; unimportant; small; trivial; as, an inconsiderable distance; an inconsiderable quantity, degree, value, or sum. "The baser scum and inconsiderable dregs of Rome." Stepney. -- In`con*sid"er*a*ble*ness,
• SAMPLER
  1. One who makes up samples for inspection; one who examines samples, or by samples; as, a wool sampler. 2. A pattern; a specimen; especially, a collection of needlework patterns, as letters, borders, etc., to be used as samples, or to display
• ENSAMPLE
  An example; a pattern or model for imitation. Tyndale. Being ensamples to the flock.
• RAMPLER
  A rambler.