underfur

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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
  • And good wool creates great sweaters.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Craftsmanship takes precedence in these moisture-wicking and super resilient slippers, made from all-natural wool sourced from small farms in Kyrgyzstan.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Well, for starters, cashmere comes from the downy undercoat of specific breeds of goats.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The $1,850 scarves start with 400 grams of raw cashmere sheared from the undercoat of high-altitude hircus goats.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The cropped, slim fit gives it a modern shape that layers cleanly under blazers or coats.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
  • For Halloween 2021, Pepper Thai — cookbook author and Chrissy Teigen's mom — showed off her costume on Instagram as the ultimate momager, wearing a fur coat and holding a Hermès Birkin bag.
    Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Most are taken in spring and fall when their pelage is out of sync with the current weather pattern.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2023
Noun
  • The vintage look featured a large fur trim attached to a leather corset and a leather tassel skirt over black leggings.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • As his skin gradually healed, his fur began growing back.
    Allison Moses, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Cha See’s lighting design bathes the set in the warm golden hue of the past and costume designer Qween Jean and hair and wig designer Nikiya Mathis team up to bring the ‘70s back in full living color with bold prints, bouffants, and miniskirts.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Newman first advised anyone opting to change up their hair with a wig for Halloween to always remember a wig cap.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Underfur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underfur. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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