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A helping forward; promotion; advancement. white. It is found only in Ru ia, Sweden, and Norway. Furthermore, adv . Moreover; besides; in addition Th, lower part of the tail is jet black. Its use in some to what has been said. countries is restricted to the royal family. The musk- rat or musquash ( fiber zibet hic us ); its fur is used prin- cipally by hatters. The otter ( Lutra vulgar is , L. Can- adensis) is found mostly in America. The sea-otter ( enhydra marina ), found in the N. Pacific Ocean, and many varieties of the seal ( phoca ), furnish useful furs. The squirrel ( sciurus vulgar is ) furnishes a vast amount of fur. It is estimated that Ru ia furnishes annually 23,000,000 skins. The fitch or European polecat ( mus- tela put or i us ), the skunk (meplutis American a ), the glutton ( gulo luscus ), the rabbit, the hare, the badger, the cat, the black Astrakhan lamb, and many other an- imals, afford furs valuable for various purposes of use or ornament. Skins are commonly only dried in the sun or before the fire, before being sent to market; some- times they are steeped in a solution of alum. They must be perfectly dry before packing, to prevent putre- faction. When stored, they must be protected from dampne , and frequently overhauled and packed with camphor to save them from injury by moths. To dre the finer furs, they are usually placed in tubs with ran- cid butter, and trampled upon by the feet. The bits of flesh are removed by rubbing with a strip of iron, and Furthermost, a. Most remote. Fur'thest, a. (A. S. fordhest ; forth est , sup. of forth , -adv. At the greatest distance. Furtive, a. [Fr. furtif ; Lat. furtivus, from fur , a thief.] Obtained by theft; stolen; sly; as, furtive glances. Furtively, adv . By stealth; in a furtive manner. Fu'runcle, n. [Lat. furunculus , dim. of fur , a thief. It is used also in the sense of a running sore or boil.] (Med.) An inflammatory tumor commonly known as a BOIL, q. v. Fu'ry, n. [Lat. furia , most frequently fur iæ , violent pa ion, from furor , a rage, from furere , to rage.] A violent rushing; an impetuous motion; as, the fury of the waves. - Rage; a storm of anger. of wild beasts. - Enthusiasm. Sidney. "Inspired with a divine fury." (Myth.) One of the Furies , q. v. - Hence, a stormy, turbulent, and violent woman. Fury-and-Hecla Strait, in British N. America, between Cock burn Island and Melville Peninsula, connecting Fox Channel with the Gulf of Boothia; Lat. 70° N., Lon. 85° W. Fu'ry Point, on the W. coast of N. Somerset Island, in British N. America; Lat. 70° 40′ 30′′ N., Lon. 91° 52′ W. Furze, n. [A. S. fyrs.] ( Bot .) See ULEX. Furze-chat, n. (Zool.) See SAXICOLA.