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ferreous

[ fer-ee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. of, resembling, or containing iron:

    a ferreous alloy.

ferreous

/ ˈɛɪə /

adjective

  1. containing or resembling iron

    a ferreous alloy

    a ferreous substance

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ferreous1

1640–50; < Latin ferreus, equivalent to ferr ( um ) iron + -eus -eous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ferreous1

C17: from Latin ferreus made of iron, from ferrum iron
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Ferreous, fer′e-us, adj. pertaining to, or made of, iron.

From

Ferreous -eus: the metallic gray of polished iron.

From

It is in this stuff, or sandy and ferreous cement, that the gold occurs.

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