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- English Word Ferrary Definition The art of working in iron.
- English Word Ferrate Definition A salt of ferric acid.
- English Word Ferre Definition Alt. of Ferrer
- English Word Ferreous Definition Partaking of, made of, or pertaining to, iron; like iron.
- English Word Ferrer Definition compar. of Fer.
- English Word Ferrest Definition superl. of Fer.
- English Word Ferret Definition An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela / Putorius furo), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes.
- English Word Ferret Definition To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.
- English Word Ferret Definition A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.
- English Word Ferret Definition The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles.
- English Word Ferret-eye Definition The spur-winged goose; -- so called from the red circle around the eyes.
- English Word Ferreted Definition of Ferret
- English Word Ferreter Definition One who ferrets.
- English Word Ferreting Definition of Ferret
- English Word Ferretto Definition Copper sulphide, used to color glass.
- English Word Ferri- Definition A combining form indicating ferric iron as an ingredient; as, ferricyanide.
- English Word Ferriage Definition The price or fare to be paid for passage at a ferry.
- English Word Ferric Definition Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron. Specifically (Chem.), denoting those compounds in which iron has a higher valence than in the ferrous compounds; as, ferric oxide; ferric acid.
- English Word Ferricyanate Definition A salt of ferricyanic acid; a ferricyanide.
- English Word Ferricyanic Definition Pertaining to, or derived from, a ferricyanide.