Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - fur

(furs) 1. Fur is the thick and usually soft hair that grows on the bodies of many mammals. This creature’s fur is short, dense and silky. N-MASS 2. Fur is the fur-covered skin of an animal that is used to make clothing or small carpets. She had on a black coat with a fur collar... ...the trading of furs from Canada. N-VAR: oft N n 3. A fur is a coat made from real or artificial fur, or a piece of fur worn round your neck. There were women in furs and men in comfortable overcoats. N-COUNT 4. Fur is an artificial fabric that looks like fur and is used, for example, to make clothing, soft toys, and seat covers. N-MASS