Meanings
adjectivebefurred (not comparable)
- not comparableWearing fur.
Others who cross the gender gap include Robert Mapplethorpe, dressed as a cool, befurred floozie in “Self-Portrait” (1980); and Lyle Ashton Harris, who in “Billie #21” (2002) sees himself as his idol Billie Holiday with fur wrap and pearl necklace, mouth wide open in mid-song.
2007 January 5, Grace Glueck, “Self-Portraits That Obscure the Self”, in New York Times
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of befur
Origin
- Middle Englishbefurred
- Englishbefurred
From Middle English befurred, equivalent to befur + -ed.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
befurred. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/befurred
MLA
“befurred.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/befurred. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “befurred,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/befurred.
Source: befurred on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.