Fur vs. Leather

Furnoun

The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.

Leathernoun

A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.

Furnoun

The hairy skin of an animal processed into clothing for humans.

Leathernoun

A piece of the above used for polishing.

Furnoun

A pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel.

Leathernoun

(colloquial) A cricket ball or football.

Furnoun

A coating, lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.

Leathernoun

(plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.

Furnoun

A thick pile of fabric.

Leathernoun

(baseball) A good defensive play

‘Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.’;

Furnoun

The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.

Leathernoun

The skin.

Furnoun

The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water.

Leatheradjective

Made of leather.

Furnoun

The layer of epithelial debris on a tongue.

Leatheradjective

Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.

Furnoun

(heraldry) One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures.

Leatherverb

To cover with leather.

Furnoun

Rabbits and hares, as opposed to partridges and pheasants (called feathers).

Leatherverb

To strike forcefully.

‘He leathered the ball all the way down the street.’;

Furnoun

A furry; a member of the furry subculture.

Leatherverb

To beat with a leather belt or strap.

Furnoun

Pubic hair.

Leathernoun

The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, with the hair removed, and tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively.

Furnoun

Sexual attractiveness.

Leathernoun

The skin.

Furverb

(transitive) To cover with fur or a fur-like coating.

Leatherverb

To beat, as with a thong of leather.

Furverb

(intransitive) To become covered with fur or a fur-like coating.

Leatheradjective

Of, pertaining to or made of leather; consisting of leather; as, a black leather jacket.

Furverb

To level a surface by applying furring to it.

Leathernoun

an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

Furpreposition

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Leathernoun

a material made from the skin of an animal by tanning or a similar process

‘a leather jacket’;

Furnoun

The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser.

Leathernoun

leather clothes, especially those worn by a motorcyclist

‘he was dressed head to toe in black leathers’;

Furnoun

The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry; as, a cargo of furs.

Leathernoun

a piece of leather as a polishing cloth.

Furnoun

Strips of dressed skins with fur, used on garments for warmth or for ornament.

Leathernoun

short for stirrup leather

Furnoun

Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.).

‘Wrapped up in my furs.’;

Leatherverb

beat or thrash (someone)

‘he caught me and leathered me black and blue’;

Furnoun

Any coating considered as resembling fur

Leatherverb

strike or kick (a ball) very hard

‘Carlos took his customary 20-metre sprint up to the ball and leathered it’;

Furnoun

One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures. There are nine in all, or, according to some writers, only six.

Leather

Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. The most common leathers come from cattle, sheep, goats, equine animals, buffalo, pigs and hogs, and aquatic animals such as seals and alligators.Leather can be used to make a variety of items, including clothing, footwear, handbags, furniture, tools and sports equipment, and lasts for decades.

Furadjective

Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur cap; the fur trade.

Furverb

To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes.

Furverb

To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue.

Furverb

To nail small strips of board or larger scantling upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or boarding, or to provide for a space or interval back of the plastered or boarded surface, as inside an outer wall, by way of protection against damp.

Furnoun

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

Furnoun

dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)

Furnoun

a garment made of fur

Furnoun

a member of a Muslim people of the mountainous and desert regions of south-western Sudan.

Furnoun

the language of the Fur, an isolated member of the Nilo-Saharan family, with about 500,000 speakers.

Furverb

coat or clog with a deposit

‘the stuff that furs up coronary arteries’;

Furverb

covered with or made from a particular type of fur

‘the black-furred rabbit’;

Furverb

level (floor or wall timbers) by inserting strips of wood

‘the drain could be concealed by furring out the original wall’;

Furadjective

relating to the Fur or their language.

Fur

Fur is a thick growth of hair that covers the skin of many different animals, particularly mammals. It consists of a combination of oily guard hair on top and thick underfur beneath.