päls — meaning in English

English meaning

• coat noun An outer garment worn over other clothes, typically with sleeves.
• fur noun The soft, thick hair covering the body of many mammals.
• pelt noun The skin of an animal, especially with the fur or hair still attached.

Senses

päls is used for these senses in English:

• coat (countable) The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.
• fur coat An outer garment for the upper body made of furry animal hides.
• palsa (geomorphology) A hummock rising out of a bog with a core of ice; similar in appearance to a pingo but due to different structure palsas cannot grow as big as pingos.
• pelt (chiefly, Ireland, humorous, informal) Human skin, especially when bare; also, a person's hair.

coat — full definition

1. noun An outer garment worn over other clothes, typically with sleeves.
2. noun A layer of a substance, such as paint, covering a surface.
3. noun The fur or hair covering an animal.
4. verb To cover something with a layer of a substance.

fur — full definition

1. noun The soft, thick hair covering the body of many mammals.
2. noun Animal pelts used as material for clothing or trim.
3. noun A chalky mineral deposit that builds up inside kettles, pipes, or boilers from hard water.

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