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ironstone
English
Etymology
From iron +? stone.
Noun
ironstone (countable and uncountable, plural ironstones)
- Any ore of iron which is impure through the admixture of silica or clay.
- 1815, Mungo Park, Travels in the Interior of Africa, Vol. II, Cassell: 1893, Chapter XXI, [1]
- During my stay at Kamalia there was a smelting furnace at a short distance from the hut where I lodged, and the owner and his workmen made no secret about the manner of conducting the operation, and readily allowed me to examine the furnace, and assist them in breaking the ironstone.
- 1924, D. H. Lawrence, The Boy in the Bush, New York: Viking, 1972, Chapter 3, p. 41,
- The trees like this barren ironstone formation. It's well they do, for nothing else does.
- 1977, J. M. Coetzee, In the Heart of the Country, Penguin, 1982, p. 61,
- While I listen I sniff in the cordite fumes. Ironstone chipped against ironstone invokes a spark and a wisp of the same heady smoke.
- 1815, Mungo Park, Travels in the Interior of Africa, Vol. II, Cassell: 1893, Chapter XXI, [1]
- A type of vitreous pottery similar to stoneware
- 2000, Donna J. Seifert, Elizabeth Barthold O'Brien and Joseph Balicki, "Mary Ann Hall's first-class house: the archaeology of a capital brothel" in Robert A. Schmidt and Barbara L. Voss (eds.), Archaeologies of Sexuality, London: Routledge, p. 120,
- More than 50 percent of the collection from Hall’s brothel is ironstone and porcelain. White ironstone tablewares became popular in the late 1850s, and the high percentage of this ware suggests attention to fashion.
- 2000, Donna J. Seifert, Elizabeth Barthold O'Brien and Joseph Balicki, "Mary Ann Hall's first-class house: the archaeology of a capital brothel" in Robert A. Schmidt and Barbara L. Voss (eds.), Archaeologies of Sexuality, London: Routledge, p. 120,
Derived terms
- blackband ironstone
- carbonaceous ironstone
Translations
References
- ironstone in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- ironstone in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- serotonin
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iron
English
Etymology
From Middle English iren, from Old English ?sern, ?særn, ?ren, ?sen, from Proto-West Germanic *?sarn, from Proto-Germanic *?sarn? (“iron”), from Proto-Celtic *?sarnom (“iron”), a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h?ésh?r? (“blood”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?a??n/
- Homophone: ion
- (General American) enPR: ?'?rn, IPA(key): /?a??n/
- (dialectal) IPA(key): /?a???n/
- Rhymes: -a??(?)n
Noun
iron (countable and uncountable, plural irons)
- (uncountable) A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
- (uncountable, physics, chemistry, metallurgy) A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
- (uncountable, countable, metallurgy) Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
- (countable) A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
- (usually plural, irons) Shackles.
- (slang) A firearm, either a long gun or a handgun.
- 1948, Treasure of the Sierra Madre
- Ah, throw that old iron over here! We'll pick it up and go on our way.
- 1948, Treasure of the Sierra Madre
- (uncountable) A dark shade of the colour/color silver.
- (Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from iron hoof, rhyming with poof; countable, offensive) A male homosexual.
- (golf) A golf club used for middle-distance shots.
- (uncountable, figuratively) Used as a symbol of great strength or toughness, or to signify a very strong or tough material.
- a will of iron
- He appeared easygoing, but inside he was pure iron.
- (weightlifting) Weight used as resistance for the purpose of strength training.
- (countable, astronomy, geology) A meteorite consisting primarily of metallic iron (mixed with a small amount of nickel), as opposed to one composed mainly of stony material.
- A safety curtain in a theatre.
- (military, slang) Dumb bombs, those without guidance systems.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:iron.
Synonyms
- (metallic chemical element): ferrum
- (tool for pressing clothing): flatiron (old-fashioned), smoothing iron (old-fashioned), clothes iron
- (shackles): shackles
- (homosexual): poof, queer
- (strength or power): energy, force
Hypernyms
- (metallic chemical element): chemical element, metal; atom
- (tool for pressing clothing): tool, mechanical device
- (shackles): restraint
- (handgun): weapon
- (dark shade of silver): colour, color; shade; silver
- (strength or power): force, might, energy
Hyponyms
- (shackles): leg irons
- (golf club): driving iron, long iron, short iron, 1-iron, 2-iron, 3-iron, 4-iron, 5-iron, 6-iron, 7-iron, 8-iron, 9-iron,
- (strength or power): ironman
- (tool for pressing clothing): box iron, charcoal iron, clothes iron, flatiron
Meronyms
- (parts or members of metallic chemical element): electron, neutron, proton
Holonyms
- (metallic chemical element): molecule (sometimes)
Coordinate terms
- (tool for pressing clothing): clothes press, mangle
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See iron/translations § Noun.
Adjective
iron (not comparable)
- (not comparable) Made of the metal iron.
- (figuratively) Strong (as of will), inflexible.
- Synonyms: adamant, adamantine, brassbound
Hypernyms
- (made of the metal iron): metal, metallic
Hyponyms
- (made of the metal iron): wrought-iron
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- ferrous, ferric
Verb
iron (third-person singular simple present irons, present participle ironing, simple past and past participle ironed)
- (transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
- (transitive, archaic) To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.
- (transitive) To furnish or arm with iron.
Synonyms
- (to pass an iron over): press
Coordinate terms
- (to pass an iron over): mangle
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ???? (airon)
Translations
See also
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Iron”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
- “iron”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.
Anagrams
- Orin, RINO, Rion, inro, inr?, noir, nori, roin
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Noun
iron
- accusative singular of iro
Japanese
Romanization
iron
- R?maji transcription of ???
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