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ferret
(encz) | ferret,čmuchal v: Zdeněk Brož |
ferret
(encz) | ferret,fretka n: Zdeněk Brož |
ferret
(encz) | ferret,slídil v: Zdeněk Brož |
ferret
(encz) | ferret,špeh n: Zdeněk Brož |
ferret
(encz) | ferret,špicl n: Zdeněk Brož |
Ferret
(gcide) | Ferret \Fer"ret\, n. [F. feret, dim. or fer iron, L. ferrum.]
(Glass Making)
The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to
work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles.
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Ferret
(gcide) | Ferret \Fer"ret\, n. [F. furet, cf. LL. furo; prob. fr. L. fur
thief (cf. Furtive); cf. Arm. fur wise, sly.] (Zool.)
An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela furo syn. {Putorius
furo}), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or
white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has
been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive
rabbits and rats out of their holes. They are sometimes kept
as pets.
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Ferret
(gcide) | Ferret \Fer"ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ferreted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Ferreting.] [Cf. F. fureter. See Ferret, n.]
To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the
cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; --
often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.
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Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.
--Shak.
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Ferret
(gcide) | Ferret \Fer"ret\, n. [Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F.
fleuret. Cf. Floret.]
A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of
cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.
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ferret
(wn) | ferret
n 1: musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States;
nearly extinct [syn: black-footed ferret, ferret,
Mustela nigripes]
2: domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for
hunting rats and rabbits
v 1: hound or harry relentlessly
2: hunt with ferrets
3: search and discover through persistent investigation; "She
ferreted out the truth" [syn: ferret out, ferret] |
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ferret
(encz) | ferret,čmuchal v: Zdeněk Brožferret,fretka n: Zdeněk Brožferret,slídil v: Zdeněk Brožferret,špeh n: Zdeněk Brožferret,špicl n: Zdeněk Brož |
ferret badger
(encz) | ferret badger, n: |
ferret out
(encz) | ferret out, v: |
ferrets
(encz) | ferrets,čmuchal v: Zdeněk Brožferrets,fretky n: pl. Zdeněk Brožferrets,stužky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Black-footed ferret
(gcide) | Black-footed ferret \Black"-foot`ed fer"ret\, n.
a weasellike mammal (Mustela nigripes) inhabiting the
western North American prairie, having dark feet, a
dark-tipped tail, and a dark face on a yellowish-brown coat.
It is an endangered species.
[PJC] Blackfriar |
European ferret
(gcide) | Foumart \Fou"mart`\, n. [OE. folmard, fulmard; AS. f[=u]l foul +
mear[eth], meard, marten: cf. F. marte, martre. See Foul,
a., and Marten the quadruped.] (Zool.)
The European polecat; -- called also European ferret, and
fitchew. See Polecat. [Written also foulmart,
foulimart, and fulimart.]
[1913 Webster]Polecat \Pole"cat`\, n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and
originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See
Poultry.] (Zool.)
(a) A small European carnivore of the Weasel family
(Putorius f[oe]tidus). Its scent glands secrete a
substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called
also fitchet, foulmart, and European ferret.
(b) The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied
species.
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Ferreted
(gcide) | Ferret \Fer"ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ferreted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Ferreting.] [Cf. F. fureter. See Ferret, n.]
To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the
cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; --
often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.
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Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.
--Shak.
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Ferreter
(gcide) | Ferreter \Fer"ret*er\, n.
One who ferrets. --Johnson.
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Ferret-eye
(gcide) | Ferret-eye \Fer"ret-eye`\, n. (Zool.)
The spur-winged goose; -- so called from the red circle
around the eyes.
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Ferreting
(gcide) | Ferret \Fer"ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ferreted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Ferreting.] [Cf. F. fureter. See Ferret, n.]
To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the
cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; --
often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.
[1913 Webster]
Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]Ferret \Fer"ret\, n. [Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F.
fleuret. Cf. Floret.]
A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of
cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.
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ferreting
(gcide) | Ferret \Fer"ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ferreted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Ferreting.] [Cf. F. fureter. See Ferret, n.]
To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the
cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; --
often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.
[1913 Webster]
Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]Ferret \Fer"ret\, n. [Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F.
fleuret. Cf. Floret.]
A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of
cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.
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Ferretto
(gcide) | Ferretto \Fer*ret"to\, n. [It. ferretto di Spagna, dim. of ferro
iron, fr. L. ferrum.]
Copper sulphide, used to color glass. --Hebert.
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black-footed ferret
(wn) | black-footed ferret
n 1: musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States;
nearly extinct [syn: black-footed ferret, ferret,
Mustela nigripes] |
ferret
(wn) | ferret
n 1: musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States;
nearly extinct [syn: black-footed ferret, ferret,
Mustela nigripes]
2: domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for
hunting rats and rabbits
v 1: hound or harry relentlessly
2: hunt with ferrets
3: search and discover through persistent investigation; "She
ferreted out the truth" [syn: ferret out, ferret] |
ferret badger
(wn) | ferret badger
n 1: small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia |
ferret out
(wn) | ferret out
v 1: search and discover through persistent investigation; "She
ferreted out the truth" [syn: ferret out, ferret] |
ferret-sized
(wn) | ferret-sized
adj 1: having the approximate size of a ferret |
giovanni maria mastai-ferretti
(wn) | Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti
n 1: Italian pope from 1846 to 1878 who in 1854 declared the
dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary [syn:
Pius IX, Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti, {Giovanni Maria
Mastai-Ferretti}] |
giovanni mastai-ferretti
(wn) | Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti
n 1: Italian pope from 1846 to 1878 who in 1854 declared the
dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary [syn:
Pius IX, Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti, {Giovanni Maria
Mastai-Ferretti}] |
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