fermer, v.n., to shut, to be shut.
fermeté, n.f., firmness; constancy, steadiness, stability; vigor, resolution.
fermeture, n.f., closing, shutting; (carp., locksmith) fastening. À la — des chambres; at the end of the session (parliament).
fermeur, n.m., (anat.) closer.
fermier, n.m., husbandman, farmer; tenant. — général; farmer-general (of revenues). — à bail; tenant-farmer.
fermière, n.f., farmer’s wife.
fermoir, n.m., clasp, snap.
fermure, n.f. V. fermeture (nav.).
féroce, adj., ferocious, fierce, savage. Bête —; wild beast.
férocement, adv., ferociously.