different between terms vs ironbound

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

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Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Etymology

iron +? bound

Adjective

ironbound (comparative more ironbound, superlative most ironbound)

1. (sometimes figuratively) Bound with, or as if with, iron.
2. Rugged.
   • 1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer, volume 1, page 150-151:

     He rose and went down to the kitchen, where he knew a fire was burning, and there the terrified servants were all assembled, all agreeing, as the blast came roaring down the chimney, they never had witnessed such a storm, and between the gusts, breathing shuddering prayers for those who were “out at sea that night.” The vicinity of Melmoth’s house to what seamen call an iron-bound coast, gave a dreadful sincerity to their prayers and their fears.

   an ironbound coast

3. rigid; unyielding

   ironbound traditions