fer·ret 2 
(fĕrĭt) also fer·ret·ing (-ĭ-tĭng)
(fĕrĭt) also fer·ret·ing (-ĭ-tĭng)n.
A narrow piece of tape used to bind or edge fabric.
[Probably alteration of Italian fioretti, floss silk, pl. of fioretto, diminutive of fiore, flower, from Latin flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel-3 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]