furrier
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (noun):
- (adjective):
- Rhymes: -ʌɹiə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: fur‧rier
Etymology 1[edit]
From Anglo-Norman, from Old French forreor, from fourrer (“to line or trim with fur”).
Noun[edit]
furrier (plural furriers)
- A person who sells, makes, repairs, alters, cleans, or otherwise deals in clothing made of fur.
- 1972, H. E. Bates, The Song of the Wren:
- The furrier went on to say that he had a real beaute of a Canadian three-quarter squirrel just in.
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
person who sells, makes and deals otherwise with fur
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References[edit]
“furrier, noun.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English forreour, from Old French forrier, forrour, feureur. See foray.
Noun[edit]
furrier (plural furriers)
- (historical, British) A person who secures accommodation for an army.
- Synonym: quartermaster
- 1637, Robert Monro, chapter 1, in Monro, His Expedition with the Worthy Scots Regiment (called Mac-Keyes-regiment) Levied in August 1626, page 33:
- The Furriers sent before, to divide the Quarters.
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective[edit]
furrier
- comparative form of furry: more furry
See also[edit]
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