ferreousadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɛrɪəs/, U.S.

/ˈfɛriəs/

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

Etymology: < classical Latin ferreus made of iron, of or characteristic of iron, iron-barred, ironclad, having the nature of iron, hard-hearted, untiring, inexorable, shameless, brazen, in scientific Latin also resembling the colour of polished iron (1832, in the passage translated in quot. 1836 at sense 3, or earlier; < ferrum iron (see ferro- comb. form) + -eus : see -eous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier ferreal adj. and slightly later ferrean adj.With the specific use in chemistry in sense 1 compare ferrous adj.

1. Of or relating to iron; consisting of or containing iron. Occasionally: spec. (Chemistry) = ferrous adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > iron

ironya1382

ferreous1646

ferruginous1659

ferrugineous1671

ironized1780

iron-shot1794

ferriferous1796

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. iii. 67 Veyned..with a few magneticall and ferreous lines.

a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) II. 50 Upon the putting Iron in, that Menstruum preys upon it, and assumes the ferreous Parts into itself.

1813 tr. J. J. Berzelius in Jrnl. Nat. Philos. 35 119 The quantity of oxigen..which converts the ferreous into the ferric oxide.

1850 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 2) 67 A magnet being itself moved will move other ferreous bodies.

1928 Public Health Rep. (U.S. Public Health Service) 43 1028 Sodium aluminate is used instead of ferreous or aluminum sulphate.

1985 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 25 May 911/3 Modernisation and reconstruction of industrial units in the ferreous metallurgical and machine building sectors.

2010 Sunday Times (Nexis) 16 May 62 Only the cod I found too salty with the coppery artichoke and ferreous spinach.

2. As hard as iron; iron-like. Also figurative. Cf. ferrean adj. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > [adjective] > very

iron-hardOE

bone?a1300

adamantinea1382

stony?1523

adamant1535

steel-harda1560

buff-hard1589

steely1596

diamantine1605

steela1607

rocked1610

Brazil1635

adamantean1671

osseousa1682

iron1708

ferreous1774

rock-likea1793

cast iron1886

bone-hard1924

1774 Entick's New Spelling Dict. (new ed.) Ferreous, made of iron, hard.

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 12 280 Nothing too tough and ferreous for their digestion.

1927 J. A. Joffe tr. L. Sabaneev Mod. Russian Composers. 79 The same ferreous, almost soulless and spasmodically elemental musical rhythms.

3. Entomology. Resembling polished iron in appearance, metallic grey. rare.

ΚΠ

1836 W. E. Shuckard tr. H. Burmeister Man. Entomol. 24 Ferreous (ferreus), the metallic grey of polished iron [Ger. Ferreus, das Grau des polirten Eisens].

1959 Jrnl. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 32 31 Compound eyes fuscous, ocelli ferreous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ferreous
释义	ferreousadj. Brit. /ˈfɛrɪəs/, U.S. /ˈfɛriəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ferreus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin ferreus made of iron, of or characteristic of iron, iron-barred, ironclad, having the nature of iron, hard-hearted, untiring, inexorable, shameless, brazen, in scientific Latin also resembling the colour of polished iron (1832, in the passage translated in quot. 1836 at sense 3, or earlier; < ferrum iron (see ferro- comb. form) + -eus : see -eous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier ferreal adj. and slightly later ferrean adj.With the specific use in chemistry in sense 1 compare ferrous adj. 1. Of or relating to iron; consisting of or containing iron. Occasionally: spec. (Chemistry) = ferrous adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > iron ironya1382 ferreous1646 ferruginous1659 ferrugineous1671 ironized1780 iron-shot1794 ferriferous1796 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. iii. 67 Veyned..with a few magneticall and ferreous lines. View more context for this quotation a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) II. 50 Upon the putting Iron in, that Menstruum preys upon it, and assumes the ferreous Parts into itself. 1813 tr. J. J. Berzelius in Jrnl. Nat. Philos. 35 119 The quantity of oxigen..which converts the ferreous into the ferric oxide. 1850 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 2) 67 A magnet being itself moved will move other ferreous bodies. 1928 Public Health Rep. (U.S. Public Health Service) 43 1028 Sodium aluminate is used instead of ferreous or aluminum sulphate. 1985 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 25 May 911/3 Modernisation and reconstruction of industrial units in the ferreous metallurgical and machine building sectors. 2010 Sunday Times (Nexis) 16 May 62 Only the cod I found too salty with the coppery artichoke and ferreous spinach. 2. As hard as iron; iron-like. Also figurative. Cf. ferrean adj. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > [adjective] > very iron-hardOE bone?a1300 adamantinea1382 stony?1523 adamant1535 steel-harda1560 buff-hard1589 steely1596 diamantine1605 steela1607 rocked1610 Brazil1635 adamantean1671 osseousa1682 iron1708 ferreous1774 rock-likea1793 cast iron1886 bone-hard1924 1774 Entick's New Spelling Dict. (new ed.) Ferreous, made of iron, hard. 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 12 280 Nothing too tough and ferreous for their digestion. 1927 J. A. Joffe tr. L. Sabaneev Mod. Russian Composers. 79 The same ferreous, almost soulless and spasmodically elemental musical rhythms. 3. Entomology. Resembling polished iron in appearance, metallic grey. rare. ΚΠ 1836 W. E. Shuckard tr. H. Burmeister Man. Entomol. 24 Ferreous (ferreus), the metallic grey of polished iron [Ger. Ferreus, das Grau des polirten Eisens]. 1959 Jrnl. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 32 31 Compound eyes fuscous, ocelli ferreous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1646
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