underfur

Definition of underfurnext

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Recent Examples of underfur In contrast, New World porcupines—those found in North and South America—have individual quills interspersed with sensory guard hairs, bristles, and underfur. Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 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
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Noun
  • Unlike straw or lower-grade wool blends, beaver felt can be reworked without collapsing its structure, which is what allows hats to be reshaped by hand rather than stamped out of a mold.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
  • The record also states that the boys were wearing heavy wool coats and silk stockings in the middle of summer in Philly.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • The breed has a short but thick double coat consisting of a coarse outer layer and a softer undercoat.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026
  • These brushes can penetrate all the way to your dog’s undercoat.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The former donned a long black coat over a matching shirt and tie, dark wash jeans and dress shoes, while the latter rocked a white tank top with light wash jeans and olive green boots.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • All 182 guest rooms were given a fresh coat of dusty rose paint, new custom carpet, furniture and upgraded bathrooms.
    Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 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
  • Gendron said his ancestors were among the first outsiders to settle the island in the 1700s, when three brothers, fur traders all, left Canada and followed the Mississippi south.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Cat fur comes in a wide array of shades, lengths and designs.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • The paddle brush, meanwhile, solved a nagging hair problem for me.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Van Hecke jogged to the sideline after his blond hair had turned red from the blood.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026

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“Underfur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underfur. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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