firry

English

Etymology

From fir + -y.

Pronunciation

  • (US, UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɜːɹi/

Homophone: furry

Adjective

firry (comparative more firry, superlative most firry)

  1. Abounding in firs.
    • 1832 December (indicated as 1833), Alfred Tennyson, “The Miller’s Daughter”, in Poems, London: Edward Moxon, [], →OCLC, stanza VI, page 35:
      I often heard the cooing dove / In firry woodlands mourn alone, []
  2. Made of fir wood.
  3. Similar to fir

References

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