ferrandine

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noun

A kind of cloth made of silk and wool.

OriginLatin ferrum →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounferrandine (countable and uncountable, plural ferrandines)

plural ferrandines · alternative farandine · alternative ferrandin

  1. countablehistoricaluncountableA kind of cloth made of silk and wool.

Origin

  1. Latinferrum“iron”
  2. Englishferrandine

French; compare Old French ferrant (“iron-gray”), from Latin ferrum (“iron”).

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APA

ferrandine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrandine

MLA

“ferrandine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrandine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferrandine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrandine.

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