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underfur

noun

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as in wool

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Recent Examples of underfur In contrast, New World porcupines—those found in North and South America—have individual quills interspersed with sensory guard hairs, bristles, and underfur. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 The first coat is often dense underfur packed closely against the skin, like a warm base layer. — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 30 June 2022 The visitor center and gift shop are in a historic Matanuska Colony barn where visitors can purchase garments woven from qiviut, the underfur that combed from the musk ox. — Bob Hallinen, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2018

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For good air flow when drying heavy, bulky towels, Ceconi recommends using wool dryer balls.

— Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
The season’s softer palette and lightweight gauze, linen-silk and wool lace reflected a shift away from the more aggressive sensuality associated with the brand’s earlier work.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of wool

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The Federal Trade Commission defines cashmere as the ultra-fine wool from the undercoat of the Cashmere (or Kashmir) goat.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
The breed has a short but thick double coat consisting of a coarse outer layer and a softer undercoat.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026

Definition of undercoat

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As temperatures drop and autumn gives way to the seemingly ceaseless snows of winter, some animals in northerly climes exchange their pelage or plumage of summer drab for the purest white.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
However, multiple studies over the past 50 years have highlighted the distinctions between different types of giraffe based on their pelage patterns, cranial and postcranial morphology, genetics, ecology, and behavior.

— GrrlScientist, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025

Definition of pelage

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The hair accessories blended effortlessly with her texture, folding between the body of her hair thanks to celebrity hair architect Igor Rosales.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Each channel measures roughly half the width of a human hair in depth.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

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