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title: pelage — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pelage» in the school dictionary: The fur, hair or wool covering a mammal's body. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pelage

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**Who acts:** fur, Arctic fox, thick pelage, scientist, Polar bears, pelage · **What happens:** cover, change, keep, describe, have, turn · **To what, where:** body, pelage, seal, colour, dense pelage, black skin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«pelage» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [pelage in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pelage.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fur, hair or wool covering a mammal's body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pelage:m1:1
# text = The fur, hair or wool covering a mammal's body.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	covering	cover	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mammal	mammal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | gerund | the fur and hair or wool *not said here* | a mammal's body |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme body=Destination |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Arctic fox changes its pelage with the seasons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pelage:x1:1
# text = The Arctic fox changes its pelage with the seasons.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Arctic	arctic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	pelage	pelage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	seasons	season	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | the Arctic fox | fox's pelage |  |  | season |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pelage=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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A seal's thick pelage keeps it warm in icy water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pelage:x2:1
# text = A seal's thick pelage keeps it warm in icy water.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seal	seal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pelage	pelage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	icy	icy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | a seal's thick pelage | seal |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The scientist described the colour of the bat's pelage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pelage:x3:1
# text = The scientist described the colour of the bat's pelage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	described	describe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	pelage	pelage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | past | the scientist | the colour of the bat's pelage |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent colour=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Polar bears have a dense pelage over black skin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pelage:x4:1
# text = Polar bears have a dense pelage over black skin.
1	Polar	polar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	dense	dense	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pelage	pelage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Polar bears | a dense pelage |  | black skin |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pelage=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The pelage of a stoat turns white in winter, and it is then called ermine.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pelage:x5:1
# text = The pelage of a stoat turns white in winter, and it is then called ermine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pelage	pelage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stoat	stoat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
15	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
16	ermine	ermine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | the pelage of a stoat |  |  |  | winter | white *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **call** | present · passive |  | pelage |  |  | then |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new species has a reddish pelage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pelage:x6:1
# text = The new species has a reddish pelage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	species	species	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	reddish	reddish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pelage	pelage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the new species | a reddish pelage |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pelage=Patient |

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