Ferial

[L. Lat. ferial is.] Belonging, or having reference, to holidays. Fe'rine, a. [Lat. ferinus, from fer a, Gr. phêr, phēros, a wild beast; probably allied to Heb. paratz, to rend.] Pertaining to wild beasts; wild; untamed; savage; ferocious. -n. A wild beast; an animal of prey. Ferish'ta, MOHAMMED CASSIM, & Persian historian, who flourished in the 16th and 17th cent., was B. at Astrabad in Persia, but went early to India, and settled at Ahmedneggur in the Deccan. He was liberally patronized by the Sultan of Visipore, under whose auspices he published his History of Hindostan under the Mu ulmans, a work of acknowledged merit for impartiality and truth. An English translation by Col. Briggs appeared in 1829. Fermanagh, ( fer - man'a ,) an inland co. of Ireland, prov. Ulster, having S. Cavan, E. and N. Monaghan, Tyrone, and Donegal, and W. Leitrim. Area , 471,348 acres. Of this area, 48,797 acres are absorbed by Lough Erne and other waters. Surface , mountainous, and with a good deal of boggy land interspersed. Other parts are well wooded. Soil , tolerably fertile, producing oats, barley, wheat, flax, and potatoes. Many cattle are reared. Iron-ore is found, but is little worked. Lough Erne (see ERNE) divides this co. into two nearly equal portions, and is celebrated for its romantic beauty. Cup . Enniskillen. Fermanagh, in Pennsylvania, a township of Juniata co.; pop. abt. 1,500. Ferma'ta. [It.] (Mus.) The name given to a pause, or resting-point, generally marked by the sign. The notes over which this sign is placed are prolonged beyond their true length. The F. is frequently found near the end of a part of a composition, which affords an opportunity for the singer or player to introduce an extempore embellishment.