‘Darfur means the place of the Fur people, but the reality is more complex.’

‘As governor of Darfur, al-Tayeb Ibrahim made a point of praising the Fur for their piety and took lessons in the Fur language.’

‘I’d just seen her sitting in her furs’

‘He depicts emerging class divisions - the wealthy in top hat and furs, along with the newcomers ignored by the black middle class.’

‘fur or scale, not just in kettles but in other hidden parts of the hot-water system’

‘It, together with calcium carbonate, or the chalk of limestone deposits, is what makes water ‘hard’ and furs up the kettle.’

‘When the functions of an internal organ are disrupted, the symptoms can be discerned in the complexion, eyes, color, voice and texture of the tongue fur.’

‘Just had a bit of breakfast and I’m now trying to get the fur off my tongue while writing this.’

‘Darfur means ‘Homeland of the Fur, ‘the name of one of the remote region’s sedentary, non-Arab tribes.’’

‘Among the Fur, property is usually sold upon the death of its owner; land is owned jointly by kin groups and therefore not divided upon death.’

‘a Parka with nylon fur round the hood’

‘a fur coat’

‘Today’s New York Times has a story about the on-going spread of Arabic at the expense of the languages of Western Sudan, such as Fur and Daju.’

‘The atrocities carried out by the Janjawiid are aimed at speakers of Fur, Tunjur, Masalit and Zaghawa.’

‘a long, lean, muscular cat with sleek fur’

‘They were fairly small with short, jet black fur, acid-green eyes and pointy little ears.’

‘the trapper can sell his furs to the highest bidder’

‘In North America Europeans conducted a huge trade in furs and skins through native peoples and enlisted them as allies in their wars.’

‘the stuff that furs up coronary arteries’

‘On this fork is something that will taste delicious, but it might bring you out in spots, put weight on your hips, fur your arteries, endanger your guts.’

‘the black- _furred_ rabbit’

‘The orange _furred_ feline paced uncertain on the spot before heading over to her two linked friends and seating herself comfortably beside them, watching them eat.’

‘the drain could be concealed by furring out the original wall’

‘We also like the fact that gypsum board area separation walls accommodate electrical and plumbing systems and we don’t need to frame or fur.’