"ferrier" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /fɛ.ʁje/, /fe.ʁje/ Forms: ferriers [plural], ferrière [feminine]
Etymology: Taken from the Old French ferrier, from Latin ferrārius, from ferrum (“iron”); alternatively, fer + -ier. Only used in historical contexts in modern French. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|ferrier}} Old French ferrier, {{der|fr|la|ferrārius}} Latin ferrārius, {{af|fr|fer|-ier}} fer + -ier Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} ferrier m (plural ferriers, feminine ferrière)
  1. (historical) a farrier Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-ferrier-fr-noun-FKM3g1H8
  2. (historical) a blacksmith Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-ferrier-fr-noun-69bhbU6z
  3. (historical) a small mound, heap, or hill composed of the remnants or by-products (slag/dross/scoria) of an ancient iron forge or bloomery, especially from the late Iron age and Gallo-Roman era in France Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-ferrier-fr-noun-AJWcGgKu Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ier Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 9 14 77 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ier: 22 22 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: forgeron

Inflected forms

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