ferrandine 
The Lords . . . fell to consult and debate if the said 
act, prohibiting all clothes made of silk stuffs to be <>i n 
by any except the privileged persons, reached tofaran- 
daim; which are part silk, part hair. 
Fouutmnhatt, Decisions, Supp., p. 2. 
Ferrara, n. See Andrea Ferrara. 
Ferrarese (fer-a-res' or -rez'), a- and n. [< 
Ferrara + -ese.} I. a. Of or pertaining to the 
city of Ferrara in Italy, noted as the center of a 
school of Renaissance painting, or the former 
duchy of Ferrara. 
Little known Ferrarese painters. 
Quarterly Rev., CXLV. 119. 
II. n. A native or an inhabitant of Ferrara. 
ferraryt (fer'a-ri), . [< L. ferraria, an iron- 
mine, iron-works, fern, offerraritis, of iron : see 
farrier, farriery.} The art of working iu iron ; 
iron-working. 
And thus resolv'd to Lemnos she doth hie, 
Where Vulcan workes in heavenly ferrarie. 
Ueywood, Troja Britannica, 1. 1809. 
ferrate (fer'at), n. [< L. ferrum, iron, + -ate 1 .] 
In chem., a salt formed by the union of ferric 
acid with a base. 
ferrayt, An obsolete form of foray. 
ferret, adv. and a. See far 1 . 
ferrean (fer'e-an), a. [As ferreous + -an.] 
Same as ferreous. 
ferrel (fer'el), n. See ferrule^. 
ferreous (fer'e-us), a. [= Sp. Pg. It. ferreo, < 
L. ferreus, made of iron, iron, < ferrum, iron.] 
1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of iron ; 
made of iron. 
A weak and inanimate kind of loadstone, veyned here 
and there with a few magnetical ud/HVWUI lines. 
Sir T. Brovrne, Vulg. Err., ii. 3. 
2. In entom., of a metallic-gray hue, like that 
of polished iron. 
ferrer 1 !, o. and adv. compar. See far 1 . 
ferrer 2 ti See farrier. 
ferrer s t, n. [ME., only in larell ferrers, pi. 
(prop, a compound), < barell, barrel, + ferrer, 
< OF. ferriere, a leathern bottle or bucket, < 
ML. *ferraria, ferreria (a\soferrata,ferratum), 
a bucket with iron hoops, fern, of L. ferrarius, 
of iron, <. ferrum, iron. Cf. farrier. Barell far- 
raris is translated in ML. as cadi-ferreos, i. e., 
in ace. cados ferrcos, iron-bound casks.] A 
cask or barrel with iron hoops. [Prov. Eng.] 
Barelle ferrers they broched and broghte theme the wyne. 
Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.), 1. 2715. 
ferrestt, a. and adv. super!. See far 1 . 
ferret 1 (fer'et), . [Early mod. E. also ferrette ; 
< MFj.feret,ferette,fferet,nl8oforet,forette,for- 
ytt, later furette (the vowel c in first syllable 
is due to the lack of stress the word being 
accented in ME. on the second syllable or 
perhaps to simulation of L. /era, a wild ani- 
mal) (= M.T>.fttret,foret, ferret, fret, T>. fret = 
G. frett, usually in dim. frettchen), < OF. furet, 
~F.fu.ret = It.furetto, < ML. furetus, also spelled 
furectus (also, after OF., foretta), a ferret, a 
dim. of the earlier ML. furo(n-), a ferret (> OSp. 
furon, Sp. hunin = Pg. furSo = OF.furon, a fer- 
ret), these names, as well as ML. furuncidus, 
furuneus, furus, being applied to the ferret and 
other animals of the weasel kind, in allusion to 
their slyness and craftiness, < L. fur, a thief, 
dim. furunculiiH, a petty thief. Cf . AS. mearth, 
a marten, glossed by ML. furo(n-), furunculus, 
and furuncus. The W. ffured, a ferret, which 
rests on ffur, wary, wily, crafty, wise, = Bret. 
fur, crafty, wise, may have been suggested 
(with its verb ffuredu, ferret out) by the E. and 
Rom. forms. Other alleged Celtic forms do not 
appear.] 1. An artificial albinotic variety of 
the fitch or polecat, I'utorius vulgaris or fa>- 
i- 
2186 ferroprussiate 
other vermin or small game living in holes, ferricalcite (fer-i-kal'sit). ri. [< ~L. ferrum, iiou, 
into which its lithe, slender, and sinuous body 
readily enters. The ferret is also called Putariut /t 
+ ralx(ealc-), lime, + -ite 2 .] A species of cal- 
careous earth or limestone combined with a 
As from the Berries in the Winter's night 
The Keeper drawes his ferret (flesht to bite). 
Syl^ter, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, ii., The Decay. 
.'] 
Ferri- 
:ompos- 
ig brown 
VMJ ^ oh have an astringent taste. 
2. In glass-manttf., the iron used to try the ferricyanide (fer-i-si'a-uid or -md),w. [<ferri- 
melted matter to see if it is fit to work, and to cyan-ic + -4del. Cf. ferrocyanide.} Acompound 
make the rings at the mouths of bottles. o f a base or basic radical with ferricyanogen. 
ferret 1 (fer'et), >. t. [< ME. "fereten, fyrretten, ferricyanogen (fer*i-si-an'o-jen), n. [< L./er- 
< OF. f ureter, F.fureter, hunt with a ferret, fer- rum> * ron< + E. cyanogen, q. v.] A hexad radi- 
ret, search, ransack, = It. ferettare, fureltare ca i ; (p e C 6 N 6 ) 2 . 
(obs.), ferret or hunt in holes, grope, fumble; ferrier 1 * (fer v i-er), . [Formerly alsoferiour; < 
from the noun.] 1. To drive out of a lurking- ferry + -er 1 .} A ferryman, 
place, as a ferret does the rabbit. A]80 any boteman otferiaur be dwelling in the ward, 
With an ottvr spare ryuer none ne ponde, that taketh more for botemanage or ferlage then Is or- 
With hem that fyrrettyth robbe conyngherthys [rabbit- dained. Calthrop's Reporti, 1670. 
burrows]. PoK(fcoi POM, etc. (ed. Furnivall), p. 26 obsolete snellim? of farrier 
Having received sundry complaints against these invis. gJSEZf "' 1 obsolete mSeKrrlrv 
ible workmen, I ordered the proper officer of my court to lemeryt, An < ing OI JU1 
ferret them out of their respective caves, and bring them lip. Lowtn. 
before me. Additon, Trial of the Wine-brewers. ferriferOUS(fe-rif'e-rus), a. [< L. ferrum, iron, 
Hence 2. Figuratively, to search out by per- + ferre, = E. bear 1 , + -ous.} Containing iron 
severance and cunning: commonly followed by or ores of iron Ferriferous rocks, rocks containing 
out: ^to ferret out a secret ferrilHfer'il), . An obsolete form of ferrule*. 
^^^SSSSllto^SSrtiSiS^S; ferrilite (fer'i-lit), . [< L. ferrum, iron, + Gr. 
Moorish). H. Swinburne, Travels through Spain, xx. fc'flof, stone.] Ragstone. 
If they ferret the mystery out of one hole they run it to ferrite (fer'lt), n. [< L. ferrum, iron, + -&#.] 
cover in another. The Century, XXVII. 928. A term proposed by Vogelsang to include in- 
3. To search (a place). [Rare.] determinate mineral substances of a reddish 
color, frequently observed in certain igneous 
rocks when they are examined in thin sections 
under the microscope. They probably consist 
in most cases of hydrous oxid of iron. 
ferrivorous (fe-riv'o-rus), a. [< It. ferrum, iron, 
+ vorare, devour.] ' Iron-eating. [Rare.] 
The idiot at Ostend . . . died at last in consequence of 
his appetite for iron. . . . This poor creature was really 
- ' ------ , r> cxxvlil. 
Sound round the Cels of th' Ocean dradly-deep; 
Measure the Mountains snowie tops and steep ; 
Ferret all Corners of this neather Ball. 
Siilmtter, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, ii., The Magnificence. 
4f. To worry, as a ferret does his prey. 
I'll fer him, and flrk him, and ferret him. 
Shak., Hen. V., iv. 4. 
ferriwrous. 
So 
is poor 
uthey, 
The Doctor, 
5. To hunt with ferrets: as, to ferret rats with 
trained ferrets. 
ferret 2 (fer'et), n. 
flower-w 
ferret-silk, 
fiore = F. fleur, a flower: see floret, flower.} ferrocyanic (fer'o-sl-an'ik), a. [< L. ferrum, 
Originally, a silk tape or narrow ribbon used iron, + E. cyan(ogen) + -ic."] Related to or con- 
[< It.fioretto, a little flower, ferr<K An element in some compounds, repre- 
work upon lace or embroidery, coarse senting the Latin ferrum, iron : used in chem- 
silk, = F. fleuret, floret-silk, dim. of It. istry to denote derivation from iron. 
'' 
. 
ferrocyanide (fer-o-sl'a-nid or -nid) . [< fer- 
rocyan-ie + -fe -.] A compound of a base or 
basic radical with ferrocyanogen. Potosrium fer- 
rocyanide, or yellow prussiate of potah, Is commercially 
the most important ferrocyanide, being the starting-point 
, , . . 
for fastening or lacing ; now. a narrow worsted taining the tetrad radical FeCgNg. Also ferro- 
oi cotton ribbon used for binding, for shoe- prussic Ferrocyanic add, H 4 FeC 6 N B , an acid ob- 
strings, etc., and also, when dyed in bright taincd by decomposing ferrocyanidee with sulphuric acid. 
colors, for cockades, rosettes, etc. '- - - 
"We have a small account against you at the store, 
some pins and ferret, I believe," said Deacon Penrose; 
"hope you will call and settle before you leave." 
S. Judd, Margaret, ii. 1. 
ferreter (fer'et-er), n 1. One who uses a 
ferret in catching or killing rats, rabbits, and 
other vermin 2 One who pries into the 
private affairs of others for the purpose of un- 
earthing secrets, or of bringing anything to ferr c yan0 g en (fer'6-si-an'o-jen), n. [< L./r- 
liglit. Johnson. j E cyanoge,, q ; v- ] A tetravalent 
ferreting (fer'et-ing)n. [Verbal n of ferret 1 , dj ' j Fe(CN) o ; consisting of six cyanogen 
r.] The sport of hunting with ferrets. ^. ^ un > ted jj one ato ^ of iron / Fen . o . 
ferrettO (f e-ret o), . [It. ferretto (di Spagna, ideg be regarded as compounds of this 
of Spain), dim. otferro, < L. ferrum, iron: see radical witn a base 
ferreou*.] Copper calcined with brimstone or ferromt adv rW also ferrum, a var. (as if 
'' 
O us sorts of animal refuse, as bone, hair, blood, etc., and 
iron-filings. The fused mass is digested with water, and the 
- ' 
white vitriol, used in coloring glass. -Spanish t}at -, '*' ffrm . f enrrfn f ar . j n nhr a ferrom o 
ferretto a rich reddish brown, obtained by calcining cop- < V at - > OI jerren, jeo en, lar , n inr. ajerrom, 
}>". and sulphur together in closed crucibles. Weale. ferrom, prop. comp. a-ferrom, var. of ajerren, 
. . 
ferriage (fer'i-aj), . [Early mod. E. also /en- aferre, afcr, afar: see afar.} Far.- A ferromt. 
age, fcrrage; < ME. feriage, f cry age; < ferry + afar - 
-ane 1 1 Conveyance over a stream or other I my self have seen o Ferrom in that See, as thoughe it 
water by a ferry-boat or other similar means of h adde be "^l^Yle "*, and Buscaylle, f ulle of 
transport ; the act or business of ferrying. Ma'ndemlle, Travels, p. 271. 
"In feith,' 
other to aske 
" seide MerHn . j' ther^n ^ no .pereile, but ferromagnetic (fer*6-mag-net'ik), a. [< L./er- 
MerKr/ft ?% T. 8 ) iii 605 rum, iron, + E. magnetic.-] Paramagnetic; be- 
Ferret (PHtoritts fitro). 
tidus, said to be of African origin, about 14 
inches long, of a whitish or pale-yellowish color, 
with red or pink eyes, bred in confinement in 
Europe and America to kill rats, rabbits, and 
2. Provision for ferrying ; means of crossing a 
stream or other water by ferrying: as, inade- 
quate ferriage; the ferriage of the river is 
neglected. 3. The price charged for ferry- 
ing : as, the ferriage has been reduced. 
But first he placed the needful obolus, 
The/errio^e of the dead, beneath her tongue ; 
Her spirit else had wandered by the Styx 
An hundred years among the wretched ghosts. 
S. H. Stoddard, The Fisher and Charon. 
ferric (fer'ik), a. [= F.ferrique, < It. ferrum, 
iron: see ferreous.} Pertaining to or extracted ferroniere (fe-ro-niar'), n. 
from iron; specifically, pertaining to iron in 
the quadrivalent condition. A ferric compound is 
one in which the iron enters as a sexivalent radical (con- 
sisting of two quadrivalent atoms). These compounds 
are often called sesqui-compounds : as, iron *<>Kg?'chlorid 
(FeoClfi), and iron ietquio\ld (Fe 2 O 3 ). Ferric acid, an 
acid of iron (H2FeO4), never obtained in the free state. 
A few salts of this acid are known, and are called fer- 
rates. Ferric salts, salts in which iron is considered 
us quadrivalent, and two atoms of iron form a sexivalent 
radical, as FegClg. 
having like iron in a magnetic field. See dia- 
magnetic. 
Faraday gives reasons for believing that all bodies are 
either ferromagnetic or diamagnetic. 
W. K. Clifford, Lectures, I. 241. 
ferromanganese (fer"6-mang'ga-nez), . [< L. 
ferrum, iron, + E. manganese.} A variety of 
white pig-iron containing a relatively large 
amount of carbon, from <H to 6 per cent., and 
over 25 per cent, of manganese. It is largely 
used in the manufacture of Bessemer steel. 
cf . ferronier. 
. [F.; 
an ironmonger, etc., < fer, < L. ferrum. iron.] 
A chain of gold, usually set with jewels, worn 
on the head by women. 
Her [Lady Blessington's] hair is dressed close to her 
head, and parted on her forehead by a feroniere of tur- 
quoises. Quoted in First Year of a Silken Reign, p. ti. 
ferroprussiate (fer-6-prus'iat), n. [< ferro- 
l>russ-ic + -i-ate.} A compound of ferroprus- 
sic or ferrocyanic acid with a base. 
