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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FUZZ, v.i. To fly off in minute particles.
FUZZ, n. Fine, light particles; loose, volatile matter.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" [syn: hair, fuzz, tomentum]
2: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig]
3: a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" [syn: blur, fuzz]
4: the first beard of an adolescent boy

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: probably back-formation from fuzzy Date: 1674 1. fine light particles or fibers (as of down or fluff) 2. a blurred effect II. verb Date: circa 1702 intransitive verb 1. to fly off in or become covered with fluffy particles 2. to become blurred <her frame of reference fuzzing at the edges — Jane O'Reilly> transitive verb 1. to make fuzzy 2. to envelop in a haze III. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1927 police; also a police officer

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 fluff. 2 fluffy or frizzled hair. 3 sl. a the police. b a policeman. Phrases and idioms: fuzz-ball a puff-ball fungus. Etymology: 17th c.: prob. f. LG or Du.: sense 3 perh. a different word

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fuzz Fuzz, v. i. To fly off in minute particles.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fuzz Fuzz, v. t. To make drunk. [Obs.] --Wood.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fuzz Fuzz, n. [Cf. Prov. E. fuzzy that ravels (of silk or cotton), D. voos spongy, fungous, G. faser filament. E. feaze to untwist.] Fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter. Fuzz ball, a kind of fungus or mushroom, which, when pressed, bursts and scatters a fine dust; a puffball.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Fuzz is a mass of short, curly hairs. N-UNCOUNT: also a N 2. The fuzz are the police. (INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED) N-PLURAL: usu the N

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

To shuffle cards minutely: also, to change the pack.

Moby Thesaurus

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