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of fiore flower; or F. fleuret. Cf. Floret.]
A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of
cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.

Fer"ret, n. [F. feret, dim. or
fer iron, L. ferrum.] (Glass Making) 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.

Fer"ret*er (?), n. One who
ferrets. Johnson.

Fer"ret-eye` (?), n.
(Zoöl.) The spur-winged goose; -- so called from the
red circle around the eyes.

Fer*ret"to (?), n. [It. ferretto
di Spagna, dim. of ferro iron, fr. L. ferrum.]
Copper sulphide, used to color glass. Hebert.

Fer"ri- (&?;). (Chem.) A combining form
indicating ferric iron as an ingredient; as,
ferricyanide.

Fer"ri*age (?; 48), n. [From
Ferry.] The price or fare to be paid for passage at a
ferry.

Fer"ric (?), a.

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