Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FER-RU'GI-NOUS
FER-RU'GI-NOUS, a. [L. ferrugo, rust of iron, from ferrum, iron.]
- Partaking of iron; containing particles of iron.
- Of the color of the rust or oxyd of iron. [Ferrugineous is less used.]
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