ironwork

English

Etymology

From iron + -work.

Noun

ironwork (countable and uncountable, plural ironworks)

  1. (uncountable) Anything made wholly or largely of iron, especially when used for decoration.
    • 2001, A. J. Youngson, The Companion Guide to Edinburgh and the Borders (page 352)
      The gate itself has sideposts of rustic stonework, each topped by a large Baroque vase; these sideposts are joined by elaborate floral ironwork with a coat of arms and a coronet in the centre []
    • 2022 December 14, Robin Leleux, “A royal occasion as heritage projects honoured: Kettering”, in RAIL, number 972, page 56:
      But instead, the distinctive ironwork and glass platform awnings have been carefully refurbished, while making them compatible with the overhead wiring. Kettering's island Platform 2/3 is especially noteworthy. Although it dates from 1879, when the station was enlarged to four platforms, the same original (1857) patterns for the delicate cast-ironwork seem to have been used - [] .
  2. (countable, dated) An ironworks.

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References

  • ironwork in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
  • ironwork in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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