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The quality or state of being covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs

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  • Adjective, : a deep, furry rug in front of the fireplace; the furry undergrowth of the forest. ,Many furry animals are in danger of becoming extinct. ,a furry...
  • It's their littleness and their furriness and their tiny noses.
  • He tried to find the cat, and finally discovered its dark furriness under the couch.
  • Again he knew wainscoting, furriness, heavy desk and chairs, photographs of masters and mother.
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