fur (1), forre, furre

& a. [O. Fr. forre, fuerre =a sheath, a case; from an Old Low Ger. source: cf. Goth. fodr =a scabbard; Icel. fodhr =lining; Fr. fourrure =fur, fourreau a scabbard.] A. As substantive: I. Ordinary Language: 46. 2. Inclined to kick out behind like a horse. fun-nel, *fun-nell, *fon-el, *fun-ell, s . [Etym. doubtful; cf. Bret. founil a funnel; Wel. ffynel = an air-hole; Lat. infundibulum , from in =in, and fun do to pour.] I. Ordinary Language: 1. A conical ve el which terminates below in a spout, and used for conducting a liquid into a ve el which has a small opening. "The gullet [the pa age for food] opens into the mouth like the cone or upper part of a funnel , the capacity of which forms indeed the bottom of the mouth."- Paley : Natural Theology, ch. x. 2. The chimney of a steamship. It is of sheet iron, and is carried to a sufficient height to a ist the draught of the furnace. It is made telescopic in war-ve els, so as to be lowered beyond the reach IMG:content-0240.png:[blocks in formation] mals, growing thick on the skin, and deprived of the long, coarse, protecting hairs. "Cold would the winter be for thick was the fur of the foxes." Long fellow: Evangeline, i. 1. 2. The dre ed skins of certain animals with soft, fine hair, with which garments are lined for warmth, or trimmed for ornament. 3. Any coating le resembling fur, as(1) A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue. "My pulse unequal, and my breath is strong; Besides a filthy fur upon my tongue." Dryden: Perseus, sat. iv. (2) A coat or crust formed on the interior of ve els by matter deposited from a liquid. (3) The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach. II. Her.: Furs in heraldry are borne on the shield and charges. They are either of one or more colors. Furs of two colors are ermine, ermines, ermois, peau, vair, vaire, varry, cuppa, and erminites. (See these terms.) B. As adj.: Made of or pertaining to fur. "December must be expre ed with a horrid and fear ful countenance; as also at his back a bundle of holly, holding in fur mittens the sign of Capricorn." - Peacham: On Drawing. Obvious compound, fur - clad . ( Cowper .) fur-cutter, s. 1. A machine for cutting the fur from the skin. 2. A mechanical contrivance for shaving the backs of peltry skins, to loosen the long hairs, leaving the fine fur undisturbed.