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ferreous, a.|ˈfɛrɪəs|
[f. L. ferre-us (f. ferrum iron) + -ous.]
1. Of or pertaining to iron; consisting of or containing iron.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. ii. iii. 67 Veyned..with a few magneticall and ferreous lines. Ibid. (ed. 1) 69 It carried away all ferreous and earthy parts. 1842–3Grove Corr. Phys. Forces (1874) 129 A magnet being itself moved will move other ferreous bodies.
2. Hard as iron; iron-like. rare.
1822Blackw. Mag. XII. 280 Nothing too tough and ferreous for their digestion.
3. Entom. ‘Of a metallic-grey hue, like that of polished iron’ (Cent. Dict.). |