An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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fuzz
  پرز  
porz (#)
Fr.: duvet, poils fins  

  1. Loose, light, fibrous, or → fluffy matter.

  2. A mass or coating of such matter.

  3. (Of an image) A blur. (Dictionary.com).

Etymology (EN): Of unknown origin; cf. Du. voos “spongy, woolly.”

Etymology (PE): Porz “short fuzzy ends of fibers on the surface of cloth, any downy coating,” of unknown etymology.