† ferreanadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ferreus , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin ferreus (see ferreous adj.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier ferreal adj., ferreous adj. N.E.D. (1895) gives the pronunciation as (fe·rĭăn) /ˈfɛrɪən/.

Obsolete. rare.

As hard as iron; iron-like. Also figurative. Cf. ferreous adj. 2.In quot. 1828: consisting of iron.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > iron > [adjective]

ironya1522

iron1549

ferreal1599

ferrical1612

ferrean1656

ferrous1755

sideric1830

ferric1858

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Ferrean,..iron-like, also hard-hearted, cruel.

1828 R. Southey Gridiron vi, in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) V. 364 From the air The ferrean atoms came.

1839 J. Rogers Antipopopriestian ii. iv. 176 The pope and priesthood of Rome know better than to commit their brittle and earthy papal pot to a concussion with the hard and ferrean texture of Holy Writ.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	ferrean
释义	† ferreanadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ferreus , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin ferreus (see ferreous adj.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier ferreal adj., ferreous adj. N.E.D. (1895) gives the pronunciation as (fe·rĭăn) /ˈfɛrɪən/. Obsolete. rare. As hard as iron; iron-like. Also figurative. Cf. ferreous adj. 2.In quot. 1828: consisting of iron. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > iron > [adjective] ironya1522 iron1549 ferreal1599 ferrical1612 ferrean1656 ferrous1755 sideric1830 ferric1858 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Ferrean,..iron-like, also hard-hearted, cruel. 1828 R. Southey Gridiron vi, in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) V. 364 From the air The ferrean atoms came. 1839 J. Rogers Antipopopriestian ii. iv. 176 The pope and priesthood of Rome know better than to commit their brittle and earthy papal pot to a concussion with the hard and ferrean texture of Holy Writ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1656
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