Webster's Dictionary 1913

946

Ferforth

Fer″forth′ (?), adv. Far forth.As ferforth as, as far as. — So ferforth, to such a degree.

947

Ferforthly

Fer″forth′ly, adv. Ferforth. Chaucer.

948

Fergusonite

Fer″gu‐son‐ite (?), n.(Min.) A mineral of a brownish black color, essentially a tantalo-niobate of yttrium, erbium, and cerium; — so called after Robert Ferguson.

949

Feria

‖Fe″ri‐a (?), n.; pl.Feriæ (�). (Eccl.) A week day, esp. a day which is neither a festival nor a fast. Shipley.

950

Ferial

Fe″ri‐al (?), n. Same as Feria.

951

Ferial (2)

Fe″ri‐al, a. [LL. ferialis, fr. L. ferie holidays: cf. F. férial. See 5th Fair.] 1. Of or pertaining to holidays. J. Gregory.2. Belonging to any week day, esp. to a day that is ...

952

Feriation

Fe′ri‐a″tion (?), n. [L. feriari to keep holiday, fr. ferie holidays.] The act of keeping holiday; cessation from work. Sir T. Browne.

953

Ferie

Fe″rie (?), n. [OF. ferie, fr. L. ferie holidays. See 5th Fair.] A holiday. Bullokar.

954

Ferier

Fe″ri‐er (?), a., compar. of Fere, fierce.Rhenus ferier than the cataract. Marston.

955

Ferine

Fe″rine (?), a. [L. ferinus, fr. ferus wild. See Fierce.] Wild; untamed; savage; as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears are ferine beasts. Sir M. Hale. — n. A wild beast; a beast ...

956

Feringee

‖Fer‐in″gee (?), n. [Per. Farangī, or Ar. Firanjī, properly, a Frank.] The name given to Europeans by the Hindos. [Written also Feringhee.]

957

Ferity

Fer″i‐ty (?), n. [L. feritas, from ferus wild.] Wildness; savageness; fierceness. Woodward.

958

Ferly

Fer″ly (?), a. [AS. f�rlic sudden, unexpected. See Fear, n.] Singular; wonderful; extraordinary. — n. A wonder; a marvel.Who hearkened ever such a ferly thing. Chaucer.

959

Ferm

{ Ferm, Ferme (?), n. } [See Farm.] Rent for a farm; a farm; also, an abode; a place of residence; as, he let his land to ferm.Out of her fleshy ferme fled to the place of pain....

960

Fermacy

Fer″ma‐cy (?), n. [OE. See Pharmacy.] Medicine; pharmacy. Chaucer.

961

Ferment

Fer″ment (?), n. [L. fermentum ferment (in senses 1 & 2), perh. for fervimentum, fr. fervere to be boiling hot, boil, ferment: cf. F. ferment. Cf. 1st Barm, Fervent.] 1. That wh...

962

Ferment (2)

Fer‐ment″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fermented; p. pr. & vb. n.Fermenting.] [L. fermentare, fermentatum: cf. F. fermenter. See Ferment, n.] To cause ferment of fermentation in; to ...

963

Ferment (3)

Fer‐ment″, v. i. 1. To undergo fermentation; to be in motion, or to be excited into sensible internal motion, as the constituent particles of an animal or vegetable fluid; to wo...

964

Fermentability

Fer‐ment′a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. Capability of fermentation.

965

Fermentable

Fer‐ment″a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. fermentable.] Capable of fermentation; as, cider and other vegetable liquors are fermentable.

966

Fermental

Fer‐ment″al (?), a. Fermentative.

967

Fermentation

Fer′men‐ta″tion (fẽr′mĕn‐tā″shŭn), n. [Cf. F. fermentation.] 1. The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem.), t...

968

Fermentation theory

Fer′men‐ta″tion the″o‐ry. (Med.) The theory which likens the course of certain diseases (esp. infectious diseases) to the process of fermentation, and attributes them to the org...

969

Fermentative

Fer‐ment″a‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. fermentatif.] Causing, or having power to cause, fermentation; produced by fermentation; fermenting; as, a fermentative process.— Fer‐ment″a‐tive...

970

Fermerere

Fer″mer‐ere (?), n. [OF. enfermerier, fr. enfermerie infirmary. See Infirmary.] The officer in a religious house who had the care of the infirmary.

971

Fermeture

Fer″me‐ture (?), n. [F., fr. fermer to close.] (Mil.) The mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock, o...

972

Fermillet

Fer″mil‐let (?), n. [OF., dim. of fermeil, fermail, clasp, prob. fr. OF. & F. fermer to make fast, fr. ferme fast. See Firm.] A buckle or clasp. Donne.