ferretto

English

Etymology

Italian ferretto di Spagna, diminutive of ferro (“iron”), from Latin ferrum.

Noun

ferretto (uncountable)

copper sulphide, used to colour glass.

References

Luke Hebert (1849) The Engineer's & Mechanic's Encyclopeadia
“ferretto”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian

Noun

ferretto m (plural ferretti)

a piece of iron
underwire (of a bra)
red soil, rich in iron oxides

Anagrams

fretterò

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