The term ASTOR is associated with a variety of different words. MARY Astor was an American actress who won an Academy Award for her performance in The Great Lie in 1941. A REGATTA is a series of boat races, and LADY Astor was the first female member of the British Parliament. PELT is a noun meaning the skin of an animal with the FUR still attached, and FURS are the hair of certain animals, such as mink or fox. A furrier is a person who makes and sells FUR garments, and FUR is the soft, thick hair of certain animals. Pelts are the skins of animals with the FUR still attached.