FEROHER
Fer*o"her, n. (Archæol.)
Defn: A symbol of the solar deity, found on monuments exhumed in
Babylon, Nineveh, etc.
FEROUS
Fe"rous, a. Etym: [L. ferus. See Fierce.]
Defn: Wild; savage. [R.] Arthur Wilson.
-FEROUS -fer*ous. Etym: [L. -fer. fr. ferre to bear. See Bear to support.]
Defn: A suffix signifying bearing, producing, yielding; as, auriferous, yielding gold; chyliferous, producing chyle.
FERRANDINE Fer*ran"dine ( or ), n. Etym: [F.; cf. OF. ferrant iron-gray, from L. ferrum iron.]
Defn: A stuff made of silk and wool.
I did buy a colored silk ferrandine. Pepys.
FERRANTI CABLES; FERRANTI MAINS
Fer*ran"ti ca"bles, Fer*ran"ti mains". (Elec.)
Defn: A form of conductor, designed by Ferranti, for currents of high potential, and consisting of concentric tubes of copper separated by an insulating material composed of paper saturated with black mineral wax.