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ironwork

[ ahy-ern-wurk ]

noun

  1. work in iron.
  2. objects or parts of objects made of iron:

    ornamental ironwork.



ironwork

/ ˈaɪənˌwɜːk /

noun

  1. work done in iron, esp decorative work
  2. the craft or practice of working in iron


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ironwork1

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; iron, work

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Example Sentences

So discoveries of similarly old ironwork farther north make sense, says archaeometallurgist Thilo Rehren of the Cyprus Institute in Nicosia, who did not participate in the new study.

The planking had been sawed, the timber cut with the hatchet, the ironwork with a file, the sheathing with the chisel.

The buildings were defaced, the windows broken, the stoves and ovens wrecked, and all the ironwork carried off.

This screen was constructed by Mr. Hawker from the rescued remnants of an older screen, pieced together with ironwork.

Very interesting it was, the preservation of the wood and also the ironwork being wonderful.

Far above gray stone and red ironwork was the deep blue of the summer sky.

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