Dictionary Day 1

Dictionary Day¶

ferruginous (fer-rö’jin-us) a. 1. Of the color of iron-rust. 2. Impregnated with iron. [L. ferrugineus – ferrugo, iron-rust – ferrum]

The antique box was hoisted off the dusty attic shelves revealing to the sisters a pile of ferruginous wooden handtools, stained with years of their great grandfather’s hopes …