·noun A sword bearing the mark of one of the Ferrara family of Italy. These swords were highly esteemed in England and Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Andrea Ferrara; the name of a famous sword- cutler: most of the Highland broad-swords are marked wit...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A species of broadsword, named after the famous Spanish sword-smith, Andrea Ferrara. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
See ferrara. ...