underfur

Definition of underfurnext

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Recent Examples of underfur 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underfur
Noun
  • It is anticipated that supervisors will attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of voters, by pretending this measure is a new implementation of term limits instead of a weakening of term limits.
    John Franklin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Grand Vividus has always taken over 600 hours to make by hand, and is filled with horse hair, wool, and cotton—its latest iteration adds even more of these material layers.
    Helena Madden, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Indoor dogs often shed insulating undercoats and shouldn't be shaved in winter; their natural coats provide warmth.
    Sergio Candido, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Similarly, cashmere, made from goats’ undercoats, will also shrink when exposed to hot temperatures.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Nataliia had gone to the bus station, where soldiers were spraying foam to contain the nuclear fallout, and to the hospital, where men in white coats were unloading victims on stretchers from the backs of ambulances.
    Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Nikki Glaser wears a light blue dress and boots with a cream coat to the ABC Studios in Hudson Square on April 22 in New York City.
    Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Teyana Taylor is bundled up in fur and diamonds at the Tiffany & Co.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Prevent messy accidents with these popular dog diapers Traveling on longer flights can be stressful for dog owners, especially if your fur baby frequents the bathroom.
    Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In one incident, a client asked for a specific gloss formula to remove the warmth from her hair.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Farrell, a teacherly woman with blond hair and a beekeeping hobby, oversees business development but used to be an engineer.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

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“Underfur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underfur. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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