| Webster's Online Dictionary |
Date "FERRAGUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1824. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | 1: The great "Brazen Head," that told those who consulted it whatever they required to know, was kept in the castle of this giant. (Valentine and Orson. (See Ferrau.) 2: Ferragus The giant of Portugal, who took Bellisant under his care after she had been divorced by Alexander, Emperor of Constantinople. (Valentine and Orson..). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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