ferret

ferret — * * * ferret [ ferɛ ] n. m. • XIVe; de fer I ♦ Bout métallique qui termine un lacet, une aiguillette. Par ext. Des ferrets de diamants, ornés de diamants. L anecdote des ferrets de la reine (dans « Les Trois Mousquetaires » d Alexandre Dumas). II …   Encyclopédie Universelle

Ferret — hat verschiedene Bedeutungen: ein Familienname Baro Ferret (1908–1978), französischer Musiker Jacques Ferret (1901–1992), französischer Philologe Matelo Ferret (1918–1889), französischer Musiker Sarane Ferret (1912–1970), französischer Musiker… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

ferret — I 1. noun хорек 2. v. 1) охотиться с хорьком (особ. to goferreting); выгонять из норы (обыкн. ferret away, ferret out) 2) разнюхивать;рыться, шарить, выискивать (for, about) [ср. тж. ferret out ] Why are youferreting about in my drawer? ferret… …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

ferret — I verb bring to light, dig out, discover, disinter, elicit, find, fish out, hunt, look for, rimari, root out, search, seek, trace, track down, unearth associated concepts: ferret out a crime II index hunt, search …   Law dictionary

Ferret — Fer ret, n. [F. furet, cf. LL. furo; prob. fr. L. fur thief (cf. {Furtive}); cf. Arm. fur wise, sly.] (Zo[ o]l.) An animal of the Weasel family ({Mustela furo} syn. {Putorius furo}), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Ferret — Ferret, Paß über die Penninischen Alpen auf der Grenze des Schweizercantons Wallis u. des sardinischen Districtes Aosta …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

Ferret — Ferret, Col de (spr. reh), Alpenpaß (2536 m) zwischen Wallis und Italien, am Ostfuß der Montblancgruppe …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon