Defn: A holiday. [Obs.] Bullokar.
FERIER
Fe"ri*er, a.
Defn: , compar. of Fere, fierce. [Obs.]
Rhenus ferier than the cataract. Marston.
FERINE
Fe"rine, a. Etym: [L. ferinus, fr. ferus wild. See Fierce.]
Defn: Wild; untamed; savage; as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears are ferine beasts. Sir M. Hale. — n.
Defn: A wild beast; a beast of prey.
— Fe"rine*ly, adv.
— Fe"rine*ness, n.
FERINGEE
Fer*in"gee, n. Etym: [Per. Farangi, or Ar. Firanji, properly, a
Frank.]
Defn: The name given to Europeans by the Hindos. [Written also
Feringhee.]
FERITY
Fer"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. feritas, from ferus wild.]
Defn: Wildness; savageness; fierceness. [Obs.] Woodward.