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Meanings of furry in English

Covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs.

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Examples for "furred"
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The old chief stirred in his furred robe beneath that piercing gaze.
The Forest Runners: A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kent...
2
The princesses had shed their furred carriage boots just inside the door.
Long Live the King!
3
Dogs' paws are also thickly furred, which may help prevent heat loss.
BBC
4
From stem to rudder every foot of her was furred with arrows.
Sir Nigel
5
They stubbornly refused to move, forcing me to brush their furred bodies.
The Killing Dance
Usage of furry in English
1
Ayla lifted the warm furry animal and cuddled it in her arms.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
2
Vintage military uniforms, furry hats, and the occasional Spiderman costume are common.
Wired
3
The child comes up beaming with a furry bear in her arms.
Darwin and Modern Science
4
And I will, she said, waving a furry arm in my direction.
Another life altogether: a novel
5
The end of it was stifled by a pair of furry arms.
The Golden Snare
6
A small furry shape leaped through the air in front of Joe.
The Runaway Asteroid
7
Then gradually the spark died out, as the little furry reassured itself.
Children of the Wild
8
Something furry pushed itself against her side in one smooth, insinuating motion.
Coraline
9
His furry sides felt somehow too slick, too thick-in a word, loathsome.
Pet Sematary
10
Have they taken over from pink furry handcuffs for stags and hens?
The Irish Times
11
The Gucci furry loafer is undoubtedly the fashion totem of Autumn 2015.
The Guardian
12
Down upon the charging beast swooped a furry whirlwind of burnished mahogany-and-snow.
Further Adventures of Lad
13
Grant had a glimpse of its toothy beak and the furry body.
Jurassic Park
14
The kitten lapped hungrily, a loud purr building in its furry chest.
Running with the Demon
15
It has a thick furry tail quite unlike that of a mouse.
The Irish Times
16
This island has a long and haphazard accumulation of little furry mammals.
The Irish Times
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Australia
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United States of America
Common
Ireland
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