Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo cover or clothe with fur.
From Middle English *befurren (suggested by Middle English befurred), equivalent to be- (“on, all over”) + fur.
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