beaver fur

4.4

Soft brown fur from a beaver used to make warm clothes and hats

noun
/ˈbivər fɜr/

: piel de castor

She was wearing her best linen dress and a borrowed beaver fur wrap.

Examples

The fashion designer chose beaver fur for the new winter collection due to its warmth and softness.
In the past, beaver fur was highly sought after for making luxurious hats and clothing.
Yes, I have touched beaver fur before.

Fiction book (1996)
Have you ever touched beaver fur?

Fiction book (1996)
She was wearing a beautiful coat made of beaver fur to the winter gala.

Synonyms

fur

vsbeaver fur

279 1.0

Soft thick hair that covers some animals or the material used for warm coats

is the specific brown pelt prized for making clothing and hats

beaver

vsbeaver fur

4 5.2

Soft brown fur used to make hats and warm clothes

is the historically valued term for that same pelt

bever

vsbeaver fur

Archaic

9.9

A soft waterproof fur from a large water animal or a hat made from that fur

is the modern descriptive name stressing historic use for clothing

How Soft

chinchilla

1 7.9

mink

14 4.6

rabbit

11 2.0

beaver fur

4.4

horsehair

5 4.1

Surface Forms

beaver fur singular

beaver furs plural

Morphology

beaver + fur

The meaning is directly compositional: combining 'beaver' (the animal) with 'fur' (animal hair/pectl) yields 'fur from a beaver.' The historical or commercial use (e.g. for hats or coats) does not change this predictable, cross-linguistically common noun–noun compound, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.

Etymology

Beaver fur comes from the soft, warm hair of the animal beaver, which people used to make hats and coats. Because this fur was thick, warm and very valuable, the phrase means the 'valuable material' used for clothing.