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Definition: FURFUR

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Scurf; dandruff.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Furfur" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Furfur \Fur"fur\, noun. [Latin expression]. (references)

Specialty Definition: FURFUR

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] Dandruff; scurf; scales like bran.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Geography Furfur is geographically located in Oman. Its features include a populated place (a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work). Its geographic coordinates are 23.766944 degrees North latitude and 56.849444 degrees East longitude. (references)
Wikipedic In demonology, Furfur (other spelling: Furtur) is a powerful Great Earl of Hell, being the ruler of twenty-six legions of demons. He is a liar unless compelled to enter a magic triangle; then he gives true answers to every questions speaking with a rough voice. Furfur causes love between a man and a woman, creates storms and tempests, thunders, lightning and blasts, and teaches on secret and divine things. (references)
Wiktionary 1: [Noun] (archaic, countable) a particle of dandruff. (references)
  2: [Noun] (archaic, uncountable) dandruff 1964: �Aye,' said WS, still in bed, scratching his baldness, examining the furfur in his fingernails. � Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like the Sun. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: FURFUR

Expressions Definition
Malassezia furfur Malassezia furfur (formerly known as Pityrosporum ovale) is one species of a group of related fungi (yeasts) naturally found on the skin surfaces of many animals and humans, and primarily known as the most common cause of dandruff. The disease caused is tinea versicolor. (references)

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Extended Definition: FURFUR

Furfur

Image of Furfur from Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal
Image of Furfur from Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal

In demonology, Furfur (other spelling: Furtur) is a powerful Great Earl of Hell, being the ruler of twenty-nine legions of demons. He is a liar unless compelled to enter a magic triangle where he gives true answers to every question, speaking with a rough voice. Furfur causes love between a man and a woman, creates storms, tempests, thunder, lightning, and blasts, and teaches on secret and divine things.

He is depicted as a hart or winged hart, and also as an angel. To some authors he changes from hart into angel when compelled to enter the magic triangle.

'Furfur' or 'furfures' in Latin means "bran". However it seems more likely that the name is a corruption of 'Furcifer' the Latin word for scoundrel.

In modern culture

In the role-playing game In Nomine, Furfur is the Demon Prince of Hardcore.

See also

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Furfur". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: FURFUR

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Furfur 3     Furfur 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonyms: furfur
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 dandruff, scurf, dander, scruff.
Consider also: scale, bran, anger, choler, nape, exfoliation, hackles, plate, shell.

Other

 fur.
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Computed Synonyms: furfur

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   30.0092   furfur     dandruff     scurf, scale, film, skin, roll of film   
 2   28.0095   furfur     scurf     dandruff, mange, scale, tinea, ringworm   
 3   17.0194   furfur     flake     chip, scale, sliver, shell, scab   
 4   17.0194   furfur     film     movie, coat, sheet, pellicle, motion picture   
 5   17.0093   furfur     scale     Scales, measure, balance, flake, range   
 6   15.0093   furfur     movie     film, motion picture, cinema, moving picture, movies   
 7   15.0093   furfur     veil     cover, cloak, curtain, hide, screen   
 8   15.0093   furfur     stock     store, supply, stocking, lineage, trunk   
 9   15.0093   furfur     skins     peels, shells, rinds, barks, husks   
 10   15.0093   furfur     coat     coating, jacket, cover, overcoat, overlay   
 11   15.0091   furfur     pellicle     film, veil, movie, coat, motion picture   
 12   15.0090   furfur     silverskin     skin, thin skin, motion picture, stock, film   
 13   4.1093   furfur     wrapper     coverer, wrapping, enveloper, concealer, envelope   
 14   4.0094   furfur     rind     peel, skin, shell, crust, bark   
 15   4.0093   furfur     peel     shell, skin, husk, rind, bark   
--------------------     92 synonyms ranked from 16 to 107 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: furfur

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   15.0188   furfur     roll of film     film, movie, motion picture   
 2   15.0187   furfur     blocking foil     roll of film, film, thin skin   
 3   15.0090   furfur     thin skin     skin, film, pellicle   
 4   15.0087   furfur     motion picture     movie, film, pellicle   
 5   2.1092   furfur     outer drum     wrapper, tyre cover, tracer housing   
 6   2.1091   furfur     tyre cover     book cover, outer casing, outer shell   
 7   2.1090   furfur     copy paper     coat, peel, skin   
 8   2.1090   furfur     book cover     case, jacket, wrapper   
 9   2.1089   furfur     dicing error     printing error, connector housing, plaster shell   
 10   2.1088   furfur     motor casing     motor inclosure, casing, outer casing   
 11   2.1087   furfur     plaster shell     case shell, earshell, clamshell   
 12   2.1087   furfur     tracer housing     housing, casing, building envelope   
 13   2.1087   furfur     collector box     casing, enclosure, case   
 14   2.1085   furfur     connector shell     connector housing, Typographical error, literal mistake   
 15   2.1082   furfur     Typographical error     literal mistake, connector shell, connector housing   
--------------------     35 synonyms ranked from 16 to 50 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Synonyms within Context: furfur

Context Synonyms within Context

Uncleanness

Furfur, bilgewater, caput mortuum, cheeseparings, clinker, dandruff, dishwater, ditchwater, draff, exuviae, fecula, fur, hogwash, morphea, off scum, offscourings, outscourings, residuum, rinsings, scurf, scurfiness, sprue, sweepings, tartar, useless refuse.

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Translations: FURFUR

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Ardennais bousets (dandruff, scurf, film, furfur). Additional references: Ardennais, France, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski пърхот (dandruff, scurf, furfur). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) pʺrkhot (dandruff, scurf, furfur). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian lup (prize, booty, loot, spoil, spoliation), šupinka (flake, lamina, furfur), lupy (dandruff, scurf, dandriff, furfur). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian пърхот (dandruff, scurf, furfur). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) pʺrkhot (dandruff, scurf, furfur). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish skael (dandruff, furfur, squama), klid (bran, furfur). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina lup (prize, booty, loot, spoil, spoliation), šupinka (flake, lamina, furfur), lupy (dandruff, scurf, dandriff, furfur). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 头皮屑 (dandruff, dander, furfur, dandriff, scall). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 頭皮屑 (dandruff, dander, dandriff, furfur, scall). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Corse pelle (skin, leather, film, epidermis, fur), murfulaccia (film, movie, coating, flake, furfur), marucraccia (film, movie, coating, flake, furfur), furfuracia (film, movie, coating, flake, furfur), buchja (envelope, bark, shell, film, hull), scòfana (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film), fòrfula (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film), fòlfara (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsi pelle (skin, leather, film, epidermis, fur), murfulaccia (film, movie, coating, flake, furfur), marucraccia (film, movie, coating, flake, furfur), furfuracia (film, movie, coating, flake, furfur), buchja (envelope, bark, shell, film, hull), scòfana (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film), fòrfula (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film), fòlfara (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsican pelle (skin, leather, film, epidermis, fur), murfulaccia (film, movie, coating, flake, furfur), marucraccia (film, movie, coating, flake, furfur), furfuracia (film, movie, coating, flake, furfur), buchja (envelope, bark, shell, film, hull), scòfana (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film), fòrfula (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film), fòlfara (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Corso pelle (skin, leather, film, epidermis, fur), murfulaccia (film, movie, coating, flake, furfur), marucraccia (film, movie, coating, flake, furfur), furfuracia (film, movie, coating, flake, furfur), buchja (envelope, bark, shell, film, hull), scòfana (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film), fòrfula (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film), fòlfara (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsu pelle (skin, leather, film, epidermis, fur), murfulaccia (film, movie, coating, flake, furfur), marucraccia (film, movie, coating, flake, furfur), furfuracia (film, movie, coating, flake, furfur), buchja (envelope, bark, shell, film, hull), scòfana (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film), fòrfula (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film), fòlfara (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech lup (prize, booty, loot, spoil, spoliation), šupinka (flake, lamina, furfur), lupy (dandruff, scurf, dandriff, furfur). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish skael (dandruff, furfur, squama), klid (bran, furfur). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk skael (dandruff, furfur, squama), klid (bran, furfur). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch hoofdroos (dandruff, furfur, Killian diverticulum). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Français furfures (furfur), pellicule (film, dandruff, movie, coating, motion picture), pellicules (dandruff, scurf, film, furfur). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
French furfures (furfur), pellicule (film, dandruff, movie, coating, motion picture), pellicules (dandruff, scurf, film, furfur). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Gaelg far-scryss (dandruff, furfur, scurf). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Gailck far-scryss (dandruff, furfur, scurf). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 비듬 (dandruff, furfur, scurf, dander, dandriff), 상피 의 얇은 조각 (furfur). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 비듬 (dandruff, furfur, scurf, dander, dandriff), 상피 의 얇은 조각 (furfur). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian korpa (bran, meal, scale, dandruff, furfur). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian forfora (dandruff, scurf, dandriff, furfur, scurfiness). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 上皮の剥片 (furfur, furfures). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 비듬 (dandruff, furfur, scurf, dander, dandriff), 상피 의 얇은 조각 (furfur). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Latvian blaugznas (dandruff, furfur, scurf). Additional references: Latvian, Latvia, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Latviska blaugznas (dandruff, furfur, scurf). Additional references: Latviska, Latvia, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Lettisch blaugznas (dandruff, furfur, scurf). Additional references: Lettisch, Latvia, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Lettish blaugznas (dandruff, furfur, scurf). Additional references: Lettish, Latvia, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar korpa (bran, meal, scale, dandruff, furfur). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx far-scryss (dandruff, furfur, scurf). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx Gaelic far-scryss (dandruff, furfur, scurf). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Patois of the Aquitaine mensonge (film, movie, motion picture, pellicle, roll of film). Additional references: Patois of the Aquitaine, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi mjäll (dandruff, scurf, furfur). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian перхоть (dandruff, scurf, furfur, furfures). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) perkhotʹ (dandruff, scurf, furfur, furfures). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki перхоть (dandruff, scurf, furfur, furfures). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) perkhotʹ (dandruff, scurf, furfur, furfures). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland skael (dandruff, furfur, squama), klid (bran, furfur). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish caspa (dandruff, scurf, dander, furfur, flake). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska mjäll (dandruff, scurf, furfur). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish mjäll (dandruff, scurf, furfur). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian лупа (dandruff, scurf, furfur, loupe, magnifying glass). Additional references: Ukrainian, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) lupa (dandruff, scurf, furfur, loupe, magnifying glass). Additional references: Ukrainian, furfur. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: FURFUR

Language Translations for “furfur” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag fathagurfathagur (furfur). Additional references: Athag, furfur. (volunteer)
Double Dutch fagurfagur (furfur). Additional references: Double Dutch, furfur. (volunteer)
Leet |o<~>(_)|2|o<~>(_)|2 (furfur). Additional references: Leet, furfur. (volunteer)
Oppish fopurfopur (furfur). Additional references: Oppish, furfur. (volunteer)
Pig Latin urfurfay (furfur). Additional references: Pig Latin, furfur. (volunteer)
Terran B murfurac (furfur). Additional references: Terran B, furfur. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi fuburfubur (furfur). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, furfur. (volunteer)
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