Furs

collectively; trade in furs. — Fur' {Carp.) The nailing on of strips, preliminary lathing; the strips. — Fur'ry, -rT, n. Covered or consisting of, fur. Furbelow, fer'be-lo, n. A puckered flounce border of a gown or petticoat. — v. t. [furbelowed (-lod), -lowing.] To put a furbelow on. Furbish, fer'bish, v. t. [-bished (-bisht), -bishing.] To rub or scour to brightne ; to polish. Furcate, fer'kat, -cated, a. Forked; branching the prongs of a fork. Furious, etc. See under Fury. Furl, ferl, v. t. [furled (ferld), furling.] or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or gather into close compa . Furlong, fer'long, n. The 8th of a mile. Furlough, fer^lo, n. {Mil.) Leave of absence leave to be absent from service for a certain v. t. [furloughed (-lod), -loughing.] To leave of absence, as to an officer or soldier. Furnace, f Sr'nas, n. An inclosed place where is maintained, as for melting ores, warming baking bread, etc. Furnish, fer'nish, v. t. [-nished (-nisht), -nishing.] To supply with anything nece ary or useful, vide, equip; to offer for use, afford; to fit up, Droll with proper goods, ve els, or ornamental appendages. — Fur'niture, -ni-chur, n. That which fur perform nishes, or with which anything is furnished or supplied; whatever must be supplied to a house, room, or asetc., to make it habitable or agreeable; chattels; in the movables; effects; nece ary appendages to any in the thing, as to a machine, carriage, horse, etc. {Print.) & func- Pieces of wood or metal placed around the pages, to to funchold them in place in the chase. Furrier, Furring, Furry, etc. See under Fur. with Furrow, fui-'ro, n. A trench in the earth made by a official. sum plow; any trench, channel, or groove; a wrinkle'on the face. — v. *. f furrowed (-rod"), -rowing.] To a store cut a furrow in, plow; to mark with wrinkles. a Further, Furtherance, etc. See under Forth. se- Furtive, fer'tiv, a. Stolen; obtained or characterized of by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy. — Fury, f u'rT, n. Violent pa ion; over-mastering agltation or enthusiasm; violent anger; extreme wrath. of the {Myth.) A godde of vengeance. A stormy, turorifice of bulent, violent woman; virago; termagant. — Fu'- Pert, to rio us, -rt-us, a. Transported with pa ion; rushing element, impetuously; moving violently; boisterous; raging; mad; frantic; frenzied. a Furze, f erz, n. A thorny evergreen shrub with yellow attend flowers, common in Great Britain; gorse; whin. used Fuse, fuz, v. t. [fused (fuzd), fusing.] To liquefy a. Suitby heat, di olve, melt; to blend or unite.— v. i. To melt. — Fu's ible, -z l-bl, a. — Fusibil'ity, n. — Fu'- -ez. sion, -zhun, n. Act or operation of melting, without the aid of a solvent; state of being melted; union of things into onene , as if melted together.