- Furfurous
- Furfurous Fur"fu*rous, a. Made of bran; furfuraceous. [R.] ``Furfurous bread.'' --Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster]
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Furfurous
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furfurous — fur·fu·rous … English syllables
furfurous — ˈfərf(y)ərəs adjective Etymology: Latin furfurosus resembling bran, from furfur + osus ous archaic : furfuraceous … Useful english dictionary
furfuraceous — a. 1. Scurfy, branny, scaly, scabby, lentiginous. 2. Made of bran, bran, branny, full of bran, furfurous … New dictionary of synonyms
furfur — n. scurf. ♦ furfuraceous, furfurous, a. ♦ furfuration, n. falling of dandruff … Dictionary of difficult words
