ferrary

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noun

The art of ironworking.

OriginLatin ferraria →
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Meanings

nounferrary (uncountable)
  1. obsoleterareuncountableThe art of ironworking.

    And all my tools of heavenly ferrary. Thus from his anvil the huge monster rose

    c. 1610s, Homer (attributed), translated by George Chapman, The Crowne of all Homers Workes: Batrachomyomachia, or the Battaile of Frogs and Mise […], published 1624

Origin

  1. Latinferraria“iron works”
  2. Englishferrary

From Latin ferraria (“iron works”). See ferreous.

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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