In heraldry, covered or filled with a fur or pattern; also used to describe a sword with a blunt or rounded tip.
From Old French 'fourreau' meaning sheath or scabbard, evolved to mean stuffed or filled. In heraldic terminology, it describes elements that are filled or covered with a specific pattern or fur.
In medieval heraldry, describing something as 'fourré' was important because it changed the meaning of a coat of arms—a fourré ermine pattern (covered with ermine fur symbols) looked completely different from plain ermine and indicated different privileges and ranks of nobility.
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