{
  "id": "fur.material",
  "term": "fur",
  "sense": "material",
  "pos": "noun",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 15,
  "arena": "fur",
  "domain": "everyday",
  "style": null,
  "definition": "a soft part that covers a body",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "stuff.material",
      "part.relation",
      "body.physical",
      "cover.object",
      "soft.physical"
    ],
    "interaction": "the material is a part that covers a body and is soft",
    "novel_properties": [
      "soft covering",
      "protective layer",
      "insulating texture"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "Arctic foxes maintain a dense fur layer that insulates them in -50°C environments during polar winters.",
      "domain": "biology"
    },
    {
      "text": "The Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle required steel jacketing to cover and protect its support columns from seismic damage.",
      "domain": "engineering"
    },
    {
      "text": "The Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace wear bearskin hats made from real fur as part of their ceremonial uniform.",
      "domain": "institutions"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "used_by": [
    "dog.animal"
  ],
  "forms": [
    "fur",
    "furred",
    "furring",
    "furs"
  ],
  "closed": true,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.6,
    "reconciled": {
      "by": "openrouter:qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507",
      "date": "2026-07-31",
      "changed": "components",
      "note": "Added cover.object and soft.physical to components as they are constitutive; interaction updated accordingly. Definition remained correct and concise."
    }
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-fur.material"
}