Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of iron; made of iron.
- In entomology, of a metallic-gray hue, like that of polished iron.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Partaking of, made of, or pertaining to, iron; like iron.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Containing or resembling
iron .
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Examples
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They were "ferreous freaks": vessels "made in foundries were sure to founder."
Mr. Punch`s history of modern England, Volume I -- 1841-1857 Charles Larcom 1921
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It is in this stuff, or sandy and ferreous cement, that the gold occurs.
Impressions of South Africa James Bryce Bryce 1880
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