fur

The wearing of fur is a controversial subject within fashion circles, with publications and fashion brands choosing not to use or promote it several years ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Peruvian hairless dogs are a distinctive Indigenous breed known for their slender bodies, pointed ears, and lack of fur.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The newsletter and article incorrectly said Macy’s sold real fur.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Perhaps it’s being pet in a certain way, combing their fur with a brush or letting them chase a feather.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

His legs were longer, and he was growing a mantle of thick black fur around his shoulders.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Shopkeepers at the boutique frantically hid their furs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Staff started out by wearing bear masks and animal furs, then crawling into the enclosure to spoon-feed the cubs formula.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

The needles likely were used to create garments from the animals' furs to keep the early foragers warm in what was a cool climate.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024

They owned a country house near Bangor, in Wales, stayed in expensive hotels and Violet wore diamonds, furs and had a passion fast cars.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2024

I set the bag down beside the furs, which are piled by the front door.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

The former is a low-mounding perennial with furred purple blooms on short stems in spring, while the latter is a deciduous woody vine that produces nodding, deep yellow flowers in late summer.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2022

His new, weird, soft sponginess is unsettling at best, and though his furred friends are a little less off-putting, it’s not by much.

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2021

America’s astounding natural treasures, including the furred and feathered ones, are an irreplaceable part of the national heritage.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2020

The new book tells the story of how the furred and feathered inhabitants of the District have been treated over the years.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2020

The skin that had been covered by the feathers was furred like the rest of Pet, slicked down and wet.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

I was astounded by what I saw as I removed the drywall that was screwed to the wood furring strips that were nailed to the four-inch solid concrete block that made the chimney.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2021

If flue gases had escaped from the chimney, they could have set the wood framing near the chimney and the wood furring strips on fire.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2021

Made of rare-earth magnets encased in wood, the holder looks almost like a well-sanded and stained furring strip.

From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2019

Bad cholesterol is the villain in heart world - it leads to blood vessels furring up, becoming easy to block which fatally starves the heart or brain of oxygen.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2017

The pine paneling was gone from the walls leaving just the furring strips.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy