Ferret

fer'et, n. ubbon woven from spun-silk. [Corr from /ion /to— L. fios, forts a flowei the ribbon being prob. so called from some flowering-work upon Ferret, fer'et, u. a tame animal of the weasel kind employed hi unearthing rabbits. [Fr. fur i a ferret, piob from L fur a thief] Ferret, fer'et, v to search out carefully and minutely like a fei-rrt to drive out by patient effort -fr.f. ferreting pa /. ferr'eted. Ferriferous, fer-nf cr-us, adj bearing or yielding iron. [L ferruni. iron, and ftro, to beai.] Ferruginous, fcr-rOb jin-us, adj. of the colour of iron-rust impregnated with iron [L. ferrugineus—ferrugo iron -rustfierrwn,