furring
['fә:riŋ]
n. 毛, , 板

1. The dog's fur was matted with blood.
   那狗毛沾血迹。
2. Hard water furs the kettle.
   硬使壶。
3. The lion's fur is sleek.
   狮毛整洁而亮。

furring
[ noun ]

1. a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue

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2. strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard

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Furring \Fur"ring\, n.
1. (Carp.)
(a) The leveling of a surface, or the preparing of an air
space, by means of strips of board or of larger
pieces. See {Fur}, v. t., 3.
(b) The strips thus laid on.

2. (Shipbuilding) Double planking of a ship's side.

3. A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also,
the operation of cleaning away this deposit.


Fur \Fur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Furring}.]
1. To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes. ``You
fur your gloves with reason.'' --Shak.

2. To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue.

3. (Arch.) To nail small strips of board or larger scantling
upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or
boarding, or to provide for a space or interval back of
the plastered or boarded surface, as inside an outer wall,
by way of protection against damp. --Gwill.