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furring n. 毛皮,水垢,平条 毛皮,水垢,平条 furring n 1: a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue 2: strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard [ synonym: { furring strip}, { furring}] Fur \ Fur\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Furred}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Furring}.] 1. To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes. " You fur your gloves with reason." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Arch.) 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. -- Gwill. [ 1913 Webster]
Furring \ Fur" ring\, n. 1. ( Carp.) ( a) The leveling of a surface, or the preparing of an air space, by means of strips of board or of larger pieces. See { Fur}, v. t., 3. ( b) The strips thus laid on. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Shipbuilding) Double planking of a ship' s side. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit. [ 1913 Webster]
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