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ferrugineous, a.|fɛruːˈdʒɪnɪəs|
[f. L. ferrūgine-us (f. ferrūgin-em iron rust) + -ous.]
= ferruginous in all senses.
1663Bullokar, Ferrugineous, rusty, of an iron color. 1671J. Webster Metallogr. xxviii. 350 It [Loadstone] is a hard Stone, ferrugineous, or irony. 1691Ray Creation (1714) 87 Hence they [waters] are cold, hot..ferrugineous, etc. 1750G. Hughes Barbadoes ii. 55 Stones..containing, by their dusky ferrugineous Colour, probably much Iron. 1859Farrar J. Home 108 Black as the ferrugineous ferry⁓boat of Charon. 1882Garden 1 Apr. 212/1 The leaves..are very ferrugineous beneath. |