furriness

Example Sentences

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Inskip and her colleagues zeroed in on the medieval city of Winchester, which had not only skinners, tailors, and furriers, but also a hospital for leprosy patients.

From Science Magazine • May 3, 2024

For the country's long-standing furriers, letting go of their trade is a hard pill to swallow.

From Reuters • Jul. 18, 2022

His mother was trained as a pharmacist, but in France the family made a living as furriers, employing their humble apartment as an atelier.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2021

So this was a level of wealth that created not only a prosperous African American middle class, but also the services to cater to them: hotels, restaurants, furriers, jewelry stores, professional offices.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2021

They were tailors and dressmakers, hat and cap makers, and furriers and tanners.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell