beaver
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈbiːvər/
:
piel de castor
- Many vintage shops sell beautiful garments featuring beaver pelts from previous decades.
Examples
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Buy the beaver coat; it'll match the color of your hair and your complexion.
Fiction book (1996) -
Everyone wanted a Beaver hat, and so Beaver was being driven to extinction for Beaver skin hats.
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Do you know the price of a beaver coat?
Fiction book (1996) -
Instead, he thought about the beaver skins and how proud his father would be.
Fiction book (1998) -
From racks in all directions hung spotted leopard pelts, shimmering beaver skins, and white winter fox stoles.
Fiction book (1990) -
The designer crafted a luxurious coat made of beaver fur for the fashion show.
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In the 18th century, wealthy ladies wore hats adorned with beaver fur to stay fashionable.
Synonyms
Soft brown fur from a beaver used to make warm clothes and hats
A soft waterproof fur from a large water animal or a hat made from that fur
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
3
6.1
A person who is very willing to do extra work and works harder than others
- Australian
A small animal from Australia and New Guinea that lives in water and looks like a beaver
A large rodent active at night that digs burrows in forests on the Pacific coast of North America
A large animal from North America that lives near water, builds dams, and has a wide flat tail
A large water rodent from Europe and western Asia different from the North American beaver
Surface Forms
Etymology
Beaver (the fur) takes its name from the animal: beaver pelts were soft and warm and were used for clothes and linings, so people often called the fur itself a 'beaver'.