Fur vs Purr - What's the difference?
fur | purr |
Hairy coat of various mammal species, especially: when fine, soft and thick.
Hairy skin of an animal processed into clothing for humans.
* Lady M. W. Montagu
A pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel.
A coating, lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
# A thick pile of fabric.
# The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.
# The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water.
# The layer of epithelial debris on a tongue.
(heraldry) One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures.
A furry; a member of the furry subculture.
* 2006 , Shari Caudron, Who Are You People?
(vulgar, slang) Pubic hair.
(vulgar, slang) Sexual attractiveness.
To cover with fur.
Of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented.
To say (something) in a throaty, seductive manner.
* 2008 , C. E. Osborne, Black Gold Death in the Sun (page 12)
To make a vibrating throaty sound, as from pleasure.
(of an engine) To make a low and consistent rumbling sound.
* 2001 , E. C. Craver, Last Reunion (page 159)
The vibrating sound made by a cat in its throat when contented.
* 1918 , Sarath Kumar Ghosh, The wonders of the jungle - Volume 2 (page 113)
A throaty, seductive sound of pleasure made by a person.
* 2006 , Brenda Williamson, Wolverton Blood (page 53)
The low consistent rumble made by an engine at slow speed
* 1997 , Susan Wood, A Fly in Amber (page 191)
In transitive terms the difference between fur and purr
is that fur is to cover with fur while purr is to say (something) in a throaty, seductive manner.As a proper noun Fur
is one of a Nilo-Saharan people of western Sudan.fur
English
Noun
(en noun)- wrapped up in my furs
- "You want to know what brings furries together?" she asks. "Furs are here because they don't fit in anywhere else. For real furs, this is the only place they feel comfortable."
Derived terms
* fur cap * fur coat * fur farm * furless * furrier * furry * fur sealVerb
Derived terms
* furred ----purr
English
Verb
(en verb)- "This is Cindy," she purred again, flashing a smile of perfect white teeth surrounded by full red lips.
- Beverly passed the city limits sign with the Porsche's motor purring contentedly after its two hundred and fifty-mile romp.
Derived terms
* purrer * purr like a kittenNoun
(en noun)- Instead, the tiger looked around, and gave a purr , and then a growl. What did that mean? The man could not tell. Then the tiger just flung upon the man some of the sand from the side of the hollow.
- The trill of her purr echoed inside his mouth when he kissed her again. Clutching at his shirt, her fingers traveled the muscles in his back.
- I sat still in the car and listened to the soft purr of the engine and my beating heart. Then slowly, and as silently as possible, I drove the car back to camp.