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noun
The thick, soft undercoat of some mammals, especially those that spend time in the water
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: undercoat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fur
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *peh2-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdrą Frankish *fōdrbor. Anglo-Norman fuerrebor. Middle English furre English fur English underfur From under- + fur.
