The main difference between Fur and Hair is that Fur is soft hair that forms the thick outer covering of an animal body whereas Hair is the growth of protein filaments that form the outer cover of a human body.
Fur
The thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of certain mammals.
Hair
Any of the cylindrical, keratinized, often pigmented filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal.
Fur
The hair-covered, dressed pelt of such a mammal, used in making garments and as trimming or decoration.
Hair
A growth of such filaments, as that forming the coat of an animal or covering the scalp of a human.
Fur
A garment made of or lined with the dressed pelt of a mammal.
Hair
A filamentous projection or bristle similar to a hair, such as a seta of an arthropod or an epidermal process of a plant.
Hair
Fabric made from the hair of certain animals
A coat of alpaca hair.
Fur
A furlike coating
Fur on the tongue.
Hair
A minute distance or narrow margin
Won by a hair.
Fur
To cover, line, or trim with fur.
Hair
A precise or exact degree
Calibrated to a hair.
Fur
To cover or coat as if with fur.
Hair
(countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
Fur
To line (a wall or floor) with furring.
Hair
(uncountable) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.
In the western world, women usually have long hair while men usually have short hair.
Fur
The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
Hair
A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.
Fur
The hairy skin of an animal processed into clothing for humans.
Hair
A cellular outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated.
Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar).
Fur
A pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel.
Hair
(countable) Any slender, flexible outgrowth, filament, or fiber growing or projecting from the surface of an object or organism.
Fur
A coating, lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
Hair
A locking spring or other safety device in the lock of a rifle, etc., capable of being released by a slight pressure on a hair-trigger.
Fur
A thick pile of fabric.
Hair
(obsolete) Haircloth; a hair shirt.
Fur
The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.
Hair
(countable) Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.
Just a little louder please—turn that knob a hair to the right.
Fur
The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water.
Hair
Complexity; difficulty; the quality of being hairy.
Fur
The layer of epithelial debris on a tongue.
Hair
(transitive) To remove the hair from.
Fur
(heraldry) One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures.
Hair
(intransitive) To grow hair (where there was a bald spot).
Fur
Rabbits and hares, as opposed to partridges and pheasants (called feathers).
Hair
(transitive) To cause to have or bear hair; to provide with hair
Fur
A furry; a member of the furry subculture.
Hair
To string the bow for a violin.
Hair
The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole of the body.
Fur
Sexual attractiveness.
Hair
One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in vertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is free and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the skin.
Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs.
And draweth new delights with hoary hairs.
Fur
(transitive) To cover with fur or a fur-like coating.
Hair
Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes; as, hair for stuffing cushions.
Fur
(intransitive) To become covered with fur or a fur-like coating.
Hair
A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.
Fur
To level a surface by applying furring to it.
Hair
An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar).
Fur
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Hair
A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm.
Fur
The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser.
Fur
The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry; as, a cargo of furs.
Hair
Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.
Fur
Strips of dressed skins with fur, used on garments for warmth or for ornament.
Hair
Dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head); helps prevent heat loss;
He combed his hair
Fur
Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.).
Wrapped up in my furs.
Hair
A very small distance or space;
They escaped by a hair's-breadth
They lost the election by a whisker
Fur
Any coating considered as resembling fur
Hair
Filamentous hairlike growth on a plant;
Peach fuzz
Fur
One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures. There are nine in all, or, according to some writers, only six.
Hair
Any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal;
There is a hair in my soup
Fur
Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur cap; the fur trade.
Hair
Cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
Fur
To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes.
Hair
A filamentous projection or process on an organism
Fur
To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue.
Fur
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.
Fur
The dressed hairy coat of a mammal
Fur
Dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel)
The word fur is for animal hair, but hair is for human hair. The fur grows short. The hair grows long. The diameter of hair is approximately range between 17 to 181 μm whereas fur is denser. The consistency of fur varies. The hair has the same consistency. Fur grows in the synchronized way while human hair grows unevenly. The fur is attached firmly to the core of hair follicles. The hair does not form a thick coating. Fur has single or double composition; on the other hand, hair has one. Fur grows according to the condition of the season. The hair grows until the hair follicles are active. Fur has a rigid nature, but, hair is softer. Fur offers more insulation than hair. The fur is used as camouflage. The hair does not offer this ability. The fur growth cycle is shorter than hair. Animals shed fur after a certain period. Humans do not shed hair.
The fur is an old French word “fourrer,” meaning “covering,” or “to the line.” The word also found its origin in the proto-Germanic word “fodram” defined as “sheath.” The word “fur” was first used in the 15th century. The fur is an evolutionary character that outlines the mammalian ancestry. The fur is dense growth of soft hair covering on animal’s body. Hair is the character of all mammals, while fur talks about animal hair. According to Kamal Khidas, the curator of the vertebrate collection at the Canadian Museum of Nature, the short hair growing densely on the body is familiar as fur. The fur is made up of three layers — vibrissae functions as sensory organs that look for the environment, i.e., whiskers. Guard hairs are helpful in protection. Under hairs provide insulation. The composition of fur is the same as hair, made of keratin, a protein that forms fingernails, claws, horns, etc. Fur grows in a definite pattern and stops growing after a certain time. It may be short or coarse, long or soft, colored or transparent; all depends on the type and requirement of animal. Usually, fur grows thick in winter season to provide insulation. The growth cycle of fur is short. After a certain time, fur falls off. Fur provides insulation, protection, and thermoregulation. Humans use fur for clothing purposes. Some animal’s fur act like a mask, i.e., have a color of fur like the dirt. It is a weapon for self-defense.
The word “hair” came from the English word “haer,” meaning “to bristle.” Many evolutionary biologists believe that hair evolves with the evolution of the endothermic process of mammals. Many biologists also described the progression of scales into hair according to the need of mammals. Hair is an extension of protein filaments from the dermis of the skin. Hair is composed of keratin protein, polymers of amino acids. It grows autonomously from hair follicles present deep in the dermis of the skin. The growth of hair depends on the active hair follicles. If hair follicles are damaged, then hair does not grow. There are three main types of hair; two are categorized as fur while whiskers are hair. Whiskers are long and inflexible. These hairs have receptors that detect the surrounding environment. Human hair does not provide a thick coating with the core of follicles; hence, protection and insulation ability is less. Humans need to wear clothes to protect themselves from heat and cold. Hair behaves like sensors, can detect the movement of air and physical touch. Wigs and hair filaments are made up of with human hair. Dough conditioner, l-cysteine, which is present in labels of bread, is made from human hair.
