ironist : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   Irenaeus
         n 1: Greek theologian who was bishop of Lyons and an
               antiheretical writer; a saint and Doctor of the Church
               (circa 130-200) [syn: {Irenaeus}, {Saint Irenaeus}, {St.
               Irenaeus}]

English Dictionary: ironist	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Irene Joliot-Curie n French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956) Synonym(s): Joliot-Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie
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irenic adj conducive to peace; "irenic without being namby-pamby"; "an irenic attitude toward former antagonists"
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Iron Age n (archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons (classical mythology) the last and worst age of the world
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iron cage n a cage from which there is no escape
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iron carbide n a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle Synonym(s): cementite, iron carbide
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Iron Chancellor n German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898) Synonym(s): Bismarck, von Bismarck, Otto von Bismarck, Prince Otto von Bismarck, Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck, Iron Chancellor
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iron collar n an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation Synonym(s): garrote, garotte, garrotte, iron collar
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iron curtain n an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
iron oak n small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts Synonym(s): post oak, box white oak, brash oak, iron oak, Quercus stellata medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves Synonym(s): canyon oak, canyon live oak, maul oak, iron oak, Quercus chrysolepis
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iron-gray adj of the grey color of iron Synonym(s): iron-grey, iron-gray n the color of freshly broken cast iron [syn: iron-grey, iron-gray]
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iron-grey adj of the grey color of iron Synonym(s): iron-grey, iron-gray n the color of freshly broken cast iron [syn: iron-grey, iron-gray]
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iron-storage disease n pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints Synonym(s): hemochromatosis, iron-storage disease, iron overload, bronzed diabetes
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ironclad adj sheathed in iron plates for protection inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; "brassbound traditions"; "brassbound party loyalists"; "an ironclad rule" Synonym(s): ironclad, brassbound n a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ironic adj humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" Synonym(s): dry, ironic, ironical, wry characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely" Synonym(s): ironic, ironical
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ironical adj characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely" Synonym(s): ironic, ironical humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" Synonym(s): dry, ironic, ironical, wry
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ironically adv contrary to plan or expectation; "ironically, he ended up losing money under his own plan" in an ironic manner; "she began to mimic him ironically"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ironist n a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm [syn: satirist, ironist, ridiculer]
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irons n metal shackles; for hands or legs Synonym(s): irons, chains
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ironshod adj shod or cased with iron; "ironshod hooves"; "ironshod wheels"
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ironside n a man of great strength or bravery
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Ironsides n English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658) Synonym(s): Cromwell, Oliver Cromwell, Ironsides
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Iranic \I*ran"ic\, a. Iranian.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irenic \Iren"ic\, Irenical \Iren"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?].] Fitted or designed to promote peace; pacific; conciliatory; peaceful. --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irenic \Iren"ic\, Irenical \Iren"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?].] Fitted or designed to promote peace; pacific; conciliatory; peaceful. --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irenics \I*ren"ics\, n. (Eccl.) That branch of Christian science which treats of the methods of securing unity among Christians or harmony and union among the churches; -- called also {Irenical theology}. --Schaff-Herzog.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irenics \I*ren"ics\, n. (Eccl.) That branch of Christian science which treats of the methods of securing unity among Christians or harmony and union among the churches; -- called also {Irenical theology}. --Schaff-Herzog.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Iron \I"ron\ ([imac]"[ucr]rn), a. [AS. [c6]ren, [c6]sen. See {Iron}, n.] 1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust. 2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness. 3. Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.; as: (a) Rude; hard; harsh; severe. Iron years of wars and dangers. --Rowe. Jove crushed the nations with an iron rod. --Pope. (b) Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution. (c) Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will. (d) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious. [bd]Him death's iron sleep oppressed.[b8] --Philips. Note: Iron is often used in composition, denoting made of iron, relating to iron, of or with iron; producing iron, etc.; resembling iron, literally or figuratively, in some of its properties or characteristics; as, iron-shod, iron-sheathed, iron-fisted, iron-framed, iron-handed, iron-hearted, iron foundry or iron-foundry. {Iron age}. (a) (Myth.) The age following the golden, silver, and bronze ages, and characterized by a general degeneration of talent and virtue, and of literary excellence. In Roman literature the Iron Age is commonly regarded as beginning after the taking of Rome by the Goths, A. D. 410. (b) (Arch[91]ol.) That stage in the development of any people characterized by the use of iron implements in the place of the more cumbrous stone and bronze. {Iron cement}, a cement for joints, composed of cast-iron borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc. {Iron clay} (Min.), a yellowish clay containing a large proportion of an ore of iron. {Iron cross}, a Prussian order of military merit; also, the decoration of the order. {Iron crown}, a golden crown set with jewels, belonging originally to the Lombard kings, and indicating the dominion of Italy. It was so called from containing a circle said to have been forged from one of the nails in the cross of Christ. {Iron flint} (Min.), an opaque, flintlike, ferruginous variety of quartz. {Iron founder}, a maker of iron castings. {Iron foundry}, the place where iron castings are made. {Iron furnace}, a furnace for reducing iron from the ore, or for melting iron for castings, etc.; a forge; a reverberatory; a bloomery. {Iron glance} (Min.), hematite. {Iron hat}, a headpiece of iron or steel, shaped like a hat with a broad brim, and used as armor during the Middle Ages. {Iron horse}, a locomotive engine. [Colloq.] {Iron liquor}, a solution of an iron salt, used as a mordant by dyers. {Iron man} (Cotton Manuf.), a name for the self-acting spinning mule. {Iron} {mold [or] mould}, a yellow spot on cloth stained by rusty iron. {Iron ore} (Min.), any native compound of iron from which the metal may be profitably extracted. The principal ores are magnetite, hematite, siderite, limonite, G[94]thite, turgite, and the bog and clay iron ores. {Iron pyrites} (Min.), common pyrites, or pyrite. See {Pyrites}. {Iron sand}, an iron ore in grains, usually the magnetic iron ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing. {Iron scale}, the thin film which on the surface of wrought iron in the process of forging. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide of iron, {Fe3O4>}. {Iron works}, a furnace where iron is smelted, or a forge, rolling mill, or foundry, where it is made into heavy work, such as shafting, rails, cannon, merchant bar, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Iron \I"ron\ ([imac]"[ucr]rn), a. [AS. [c6]ren, [c6]sen. See {Iron}, n.] 1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust. 2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness. 3. Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.; as: (a) Rude; hard; harsh; severe. Iron years of wars and dangers. --Rowe. Jove crushed the nations with an iron rod. --Pope. (b) Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution. (c) Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will. (d) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious. [bd]Him death's iron sleep oppressed.[b8] --Philips. Note: Iron is often used in composition, denoting made of iron, relating to iron, of or with iron; producing iron, etc.; resembling iron, literally or figuratively, in some of its properties or characteristics; as, iron-shod, iron-sheathed, iron-fisted, iron-framed, iron-handed, iron-hearted, iron foundry or iron-foundry. {Iron age}. (a) (Myth.) The age following the golden, silver, and bronze ages, and characterized by a general degeneration of talent and virtue, and of literary excellence. In Roman literature the Iron Age is commonly regarded as beginning after the taking of Rome by the Goths, A. D. 410. (b) (Arch[91]ol.) That stage in the development of any people characterized by the use of iron implements in the place of the more cumbrous stone and bronze. {Iron cement}, a cement for joints, composed of cast-iron borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc. {Iron clay} (Min.), a yellowish clay containing a large proportion of an ore of iron. {Iron cross}, a Prussian order of military merit; also, the decoration of the order. {Iron crown}, a golden crown set with jewels, belonging originally to the Lombard kings, and indicating the dominion of Italy. It was so called from containing a circle said to have been forged from one of the nails in the cross of Christ. {Iron flint} (Min.), an opaque, flintlike, ferruginous variety of quartz. {Iron founder}, a maker of iron castings. {Iron foundry}, the place where iron castings are made. {Iron furnace}, a furnace for reducing iron from the ore, or for melting iron for castings, etc.; a forge; a reverberatory; a bloomery. {Iron glance} (Min.), hematite. {Iron hat}, a headpiece of iron or steel, shaped like a hat with a broad brim, and used as armor during the Middle Ages. {Iron horse}, a locomotive engine. [Colloq.] {Iron liquor}, a solution of an iron salt, used as a mordant by dyers. {Iron man} (Cotton Manuf.), a name for the self-acting spinning mule. {Iron} {mold [or] mould}, a yellow spot on cloth stained by rusty iron. {Iron ore} (Min.), any native compound of iron from which the metal may be profitably extracted. The principal ores are magnetite, hematite, siderite, limonite, G[94]thite, turgite, and the bog and clay iron ores. {Iron pyrites} (Min.), common pyrites, or pyrite. See {Pyrites}. {Iron sand}, an iron ore in grains, usually the magnetic iron ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing. {Iron scale}, the thin film which on the surface of wrought iron in the process of forging. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide of iron, {Fe3O4>}. {Iron works}, a furnace where iron is smelted, or a forge, rolling mill, or foundry, where it is made into heavy work, such as shafting, rails, cannon, merchant bar, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Iron \I"ron\ ([imac]"[ucr]rn), a. [AS. [c6]ren, [c6]sen. See {Iron}, n.] 1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust. 2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness. 3. Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.; as: (a) Rude; hard; harsh; severe. Iron years of wars and dangers. --Rowe. Jove crushed the nations with an iron rod. --Pope. (b) Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution. (c) Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will. (d) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious. [bd]Him death's iron sleep oppressed.[b8] --Philips. Note: Iron is often used in composition, denoting made of iron, relating to iron, of or with iron; producing iron, etc.; resembling iron, literally or figuratively, in some of its properties or characteristics; as, iron-shod, iron-sheathed, iron-fisted, iron-framed, iron-handed, iron-hearted, iron foundry or iron-foundry. {Iron age}. (a) (Myth.) The age following the golden, silver, and bronze ages, and characterized by a general degeneration of talent and virtue, and of literary excellence. In Roman literature the Iron Age is commonly regarded as beginning after the taking of Rome by the Goths, A. D. 410. (b) (Arch[91]ol.) That stage in the development of any people characterized by the use of iron implements in the place of the more cumbrous stone and bronze. {Iron cement}, a cement for joints, composed of cast-iron borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc. {Iron clay} (Min.), a yellowish clay containing a large proportion of an ore of iron. {Iron cross}, a Prussian order of military merit; also, the decoration of the order. {Iron crown}, a golden crown set with jewels, belonging originally to the Lombard kings, and indicating the dominion of Italy. It was so called from containing a circle said to have been forged from one of the nails in the cross of Christ. {Iron flint} (Min.), an opaque, flintlike, ferruginous variety of quartz. {Iron founder}, a maker of iron castings. {Iron foundry}, the place where iron castings are made. {Iron furnace}, a furnace for reducing iron from the ore, or for melting iron for castings, etc.; a forge; a reverberatory; a bloomery. {Iron glance} (Min.), hematite. {Iron hat}, a headpiece of iron or steel, shaped like a hat with a broad brim, and used as armor during the Middle Ages. {Iron horse}, a locomotive engine. [Colloq.] {Iron liquor}, a solution of an iron salt, used as a mordant by dyers. {Iron man} (Cotton Manuf.), a name for the self-acting spinning mule. {Iron} {mold [or] mould}, a yellow spot on cloth stained by rusty iron. {Iron ore} (Min.), any native compound of iron from which the metal may be profitably extracted. The principal ores are magnetite, hematite, siderite, limonite, G[94]thite, turgite, and the bog and clay iron ores. {Iron pyrites} (Min.), common pyrites, or pyrite. See {Pyrites}. {Iron sand}, an iron ore in grains, usually the magnetic iron ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing. {Iron scale}, the thin film which on the surface of wrought iron in the process of forging. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide of iron, {Fe3O4>}. {Iron works}, a furnace where iron is smelted, or a forge, rolling mill, or foundry, where it is made into heavy work, such as shafting, rails, cannon, merchant bar, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Iron \I"ron\ ([imac]"[ucr]rn), a. [AS. [c6]ren, [c6]sen. See {Iron}, n.] 1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust. 2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness. 3. Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.; as: (a) Rude; hard; harsh; severe. Iron years of wars and dangers. --Rowe. Jove crushed the nations with an iron rod. --Pope. (b) Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution. (c) Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will. (d) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious. [bd]Him death's iron sleep oppressed.[b8] --Philips. Note: Iron is often used in composition, denoting made of iron, relating to iron, of or with iron; producing iron, etc.; resembling iron, literally or figuratively, in some of its properties or characteristics; as, iron-shod, iron-sheathed, iron-fisted, iron-framed, iron-handed, iron-hearted, iron foundry or iron-foundry. {Iron age}. (a) (Myth.) The age following the golden, silver, and bronze ages, and characterized by a general degeneration of talent and virtue, and of literary excellence. In Roman literature the Iron Age is commonly regarded as beginning after the taking of Rome by the Goths, A. D. 410. (b) (Arch[91]ol.) That stage in the development of any people characterized by the use of iron implements in the place of the more cumbrous stone and bronze. {Iron cement}, a cement for joints, composed of cast-iron borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc. {Iron clay} (Min.), a yellowish clay containing a large proportion of an ore of iron. {Iron cross}, a Prussian order of military merit; also, the decoration of the order. {Iron crown}, a golden crown set with jewels, belonging originally to the Lombard kings, and indicating the dominion of Italy. It was so called from containing a circle said to have been forged from one of the nails in the cross of Christ. {Iron flint} (Min.), an opaque, flintlike, ferruginous variety of quartz. {Iron founder}, a maker of iron castings. {Iron foundry}, the place where iron castings are made. {Iron furnace}, a furnace for reducing iron from the ore, or for melting iron for castings, etc.; a forge; a reverberatory; a bloomery. {Iron glance} (Min.), hematite. {Iron hat}, a headpiece of iron or steel, shaped like a hat with a broad brim, and used as armor during the Middle Ages. {Iron horse}, a locomotive engine. [Colloq.] {Iron liquor}, a solution of an iron salt, used as a mordant by dyers. {Iron man} (Cotton Manuf.), a name for the self-acting spinning mule. {Iron} {mold [or] mould}, a yellow spot on cloth stained by rusty iron. {Iron ore} (Min.), any native compound of iron from which the metal may be profitably extracted. The principal ores are magnetite, hematite, siderite, limonite, G[94]thite, turgite, and the bog and clay iron ores. {Iron pyrites} (Min.), common pyrites, or pyrite. See {Pyrites}. {Iron sand}, an iron ore in grains, usually the magnetic iron ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing. {Iron scale}, the thin film which on the surface of wrought iron in the process of forging. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide of iron, {Fe3O4>}. {Iron works}, a furnace where iron is smelted, or a forge, rolling mill, or foundry, where it is made into heavy work, such as shafting, rails, cannon, merchant bar, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Iron \I"ron\ ([imac]"[ucr]rn), a. [AS. [c6]ren, [c6]sen. See {Iron}, n.] 1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust. 2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness. 3. Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.; as: (a) Rude; hard; harsh; severe. Iron years of wars and dangers. --Rowe. Jove crushed the nations with an iron rod. --Pope. (b) Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution. (c) Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will. (d) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious. [bd]Him death's iron sleep oppressed.[b8] --Philips. Note: Iron is often used in composition, denoting made of iron, relating to iron, of or with iron; producing iron, etc.; resembling iron, literally or figuratively, in some of its properties or characteristics; as, iron-shod, iron-sheathed, iron-fisted, iron-framed, iron-handed, iron-hearted, iron foundry or iron-foundry. {Iron age}. (a) (Myth.) The age following the golden, silver, and bronze ages, and characterized by a general degeneration of talent and virtue, and of literary excellence. In Roman literature the Iron Age is commonly regarded as beginning after the taking of Rome by the Goths, A. D. 410. (b) (Arch[91]ol.) That stage in the development of any people characterized by the use of iron implements in the place of the more cumbrous stone and bronze. {Iron cement}, a cement for joints, composed of cast-iron borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc. {Iron clay} (Min.), a yellowish clay containing a large proportion of an ore of iron. {Iron cross}, a Prussian order of military merit; also, the decoration of the order. {Iron crown}, a golden crown set with jewels, belonging originally to the Lombard kings, and indicating the dominion of Italy. It was so called from containing a circle said to have been forged from one of the nails in the cross of Christ. {Iron flint} (Min.), an opaque, flintlike, ferruginous variety of quartz. {Iron founder}, a maker of iron castings. {Iron foundry}, the place where iron castings are made. {Iron furnace}, a furnace for reducing iron from the ore, or for melting iron for castings, etc.; a forge; a reverberatory; a bloomery. {Iron glance} (Min.), hematite. {Iron hat}, a headpiece of iron or steel, shaped like a hat with a broad brim, and used as armor during the Middle Ages. {Iron horse}, a locomotive engine. [Colloq.] {Iron liquor}, a solution of an iron salt, used as a mordant by dyers. {Iron man} (Cotton Manuf.), a name for the self-acting spinning mule. {Iron} {mold [or] mould}, a yellow spot on cloth stained by rusty iron. {Iron ore} (Min.), any native compound of iron from which the metal may be profitably extracted. The principal ores are magnetite, hematite, siderite, limonite, G[94]thite, turgite, and the bog and clay iron ores. {Iron pyrites} (Min.), common pyrites, or pyrite. See {Pyrites}. {Iron sand}, an iron ore in grains, usually the magnetic iron ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing. {Iron scale}, the thin film which on the surface of wrought iron in the process of forging. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide of iron, {Fe3O4>}. {Iron works}, a furnace where iron is smelted, or a forge, rolling mill, or foundry, where it is made into heavy work, such as shafting, rails, cannon, merchant bar, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Iron \I"ron\ ([imac]"[ucr]rn), a. [AS. [c6]ren, [c6]sen. See {Iron}, n.] 1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust. 2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness. 3. Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.; as: (a) Rude; hard; harsh; severe. Iron years of wars and dangers. --Rowe. Jove crushed the nations with an iron rod. --Pope. (b) Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution. (c) Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will. (d) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious. [bd]Him death's iron sleep oppressed.[b8] --Philips. Note: Iron is often used in composition, denoting made of iron, relating to iron, of or with iron; producing iron, etc.; resembling iron, literally or figuratively, in some of its properties or characteristics; as, iron-shod, iron-sheathed, iron-fisted, iron-framed, iron-handed, iron-hearted, iron foundry or iron-foundry. {Iron age}. (a) (Myth.) The age following the golden, silver, and bronze ages, and characterized by a general degeneration of talent and virtue, and of literary excellence. In Roman literature the Iron Age is commonly regarded as beginning after the taking of Rome by the Goths, A. D. 410. (b) (Arch[91]ol.) That stage in the development of any people characterized by the use of iron implements in the place of the more cumbrous stone and bronze. {Iron cement}, a cement for joints, composed of cast-iron borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc. {Iron clay} (Min.), a yellowish clay containing a large proportion of an ore of iron. {Iron cross}, a Prussian order of military merit; also, the decoration of the order. {Iron crown}, a golden crown set with jewels, belonging originally to the Lombard kings, and indicating the dominion of Italy. It was so called from containing a circle said to have been forged from one of the nails in the cross of Christ. {Iron flint} (Min.), an opaque, flintlike, ferruginous variety of quartz. {Iron founder}, a maker of iron castings. {Iron foundry}, the place where iron castings are made. {Iron furnace}, a furnace for reducing iron from the ore, or for melting iron for castings, etc.; a forge; a reverberatory; a bloomery. {Iron glance} (Min.), hematite. {Iron hat}, a headpiece of iron or steel, shaped like a hat with a broad brim, and used as armor during the Middle Ages. {Iron horse}, a locomotive engine. [Colloq.] {Iron liquor}, a solution of an iron salt, used as a mordant by dyers. {Iron man} (Cotton Manuf.), a name for the self-acting spinning mule. {Iron} {mold [or] mould}, a yellow spot on cloth stained by rusty iron. {Iron ore} (Min.), any native compound of iron from which the metal may be profitably extracted. The principal ores are magnetite, hematite, siderite, limonite, G[94]thite, turgite, and the bog and clay iron ores. {Iron pyrites} (Min.), common pyrites, or pyrite. See {Pyrites}. {Iron sand}, an iron ore in grains, usually the magnetic iron ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing. {Iron scale}, the thin film which on the surface of wrought iron in the process of forging. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide of iron, {Fe3O4>}. {Iron works}, a furnace where iron is smelted, or a forge, rolling mill, or foundry, where it is made into heavy work, such as shafting, rails, cannon, merchant bar, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Iron \I"ron\ ([imac]"[ucr]rn), a. [AS. [c6]ren, [c6]sen. See {Iron}, n.] 1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust. 2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness. 3. Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.; as: (a) Rude; hard; harsh; severe. Iron years of wars and dangers. --Rowe. Jove crushed the nations with an iron rod. --Pope. (b) Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution. (c) Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will. (d) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious. [bd]Him death's iron sleep oppressed.[b8] --Philips. Note: Iron is often used in composition, denoting made of iron, relating to iron, of or with iron; producing iron, etc.; resembling iron, literally or figuratively, in some of its properties or characteristics; as, iron-shod, iron-sheathed, iron-fisted, iron-framed, iron-handed, iron-hearted, iron foundry or iron-foundry. {Iron age}. (a) (Myth.) The age following the golden, silver, and bronze ages, and characterized by a general degeneration of talent and virtue, and of literary excellence. In Roman literature the Iron Age is commonly regarded as beginning after the taking of Rome by the Goths, A. D. 410. (b) (Arch[91]ol.) That stage in the development of any people characterized by the use of iron implements in the place of the more cumbrous stone and bronze. {Iron cement}, a cement for joints, composed of cast-iron borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc. {Iron clay} (Min.), a yellowish clay containing a large proportion of an ore of iron. {Iron cross}, a Prussian order of military merit; also, the decoration of the order. {Iron crown}, a golden crown set with jewels, belonging originally to the Lombard kings, and indicating the dominion of Italy. It was so called from containing a circle said to have been forged from one of the nails in the cross of Christ. {Iron flint} (Min.), an opaque, flintlike, ferruginous variety of quartz. {Iron founder}, a maker of iron castings. {Iron foundry}, the place where iron castings are made. {Iron furnace}, a furnace for reducing iron from the ore, or for melting iron for castings, etc.; a forge; a reverberatory; a bloomery. {Iron glance} (Min.), hematite. {Iron hat}, a headpiece of iron or steel, shaped like a hat with a broad brim, and used as armor during the Middle Ages. {Iron horse}, a locomotive engine. [Colloq.] {Iron liquor}, a solution of an iron salt, used as a mordant by dyers. {Iron man} (Cotton Manuf.), a name for the self-acting spinning mule. {Iron} {mold [or] mould}, a yellow spot on cloth stained by rusty iron. {Iron ore} (Min.), any native compound of iron from which the metal may be profitably extracted. The principal ores are magnetite, hematite, siderite, limonite, G[94]thite, turgite, and the bog and clay iron ores. {Iron pyrites} (Min.), common pyrites, or pyrite. See {Pyrites}. {Iron sand}, an iron ore in grains, usually the magnetic iron ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing. {Iron scale}, the thin film which on the surface of wrought iron in the process of forging. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide of iron, {Fe3O4>}. {Iron works}, a furnace where iron is smelted, or a forge, rolling mill, or foundry, where it is made into heavy work, such as shafting, rails, cannon, merchant bar, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Iron \I"ron\ ([imac]"[ucr]rn), a. [AS. [c6]ren, [c6]sen. See {Iron}, n.] 1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust. 2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness. 3. Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.; as: (a) Rude; hard; harsh; severe. Iron years of wars and dangers. --Rowe. Jove crushed the nations with an iron rod. --Pope. (b) Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution. (c) Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will. (d) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious. [bd]Him death's iron sleep oppressed.[b8] --Philips. Note: Iron is often used in composition, denoting made of iron, relating to iron, of or with iron; producing iron, etc.; resembling iron, literally or figuratively, in some of its properties or characteristics; as, iron-shod, iron-sheathed, iron-fisted, iron-framed, iron-handed, iron-hearted, iron foundry or iron-foundry. {Iron age}. (a) (Myth.) The age following the golden, silver, and bronze ages, and characterized by a general degeneration of talent and virtue, and of literary excellence. In Roman literature the Iron Age is commonly regarded as beginning after the taking of Rome by the Goths, A. D. 410. (b) (Arch[91]ol.) That stage in the development of any people characterized by the use of iron implements in the place of the more cumbrous stone and bronze. {Iron cement}, a cement for joints, composed of cast-iron borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc. {Iron clay} (Min.), a yellowish clay containing a large proportion of an ore of iron. {Iron cross}, a Prussian order of military merit; also, the decoration of the order. {Iron crown}, a golden crown set with jewels, belonging originally to the Lombard kings, and indicating the dominion of Italy. It was so called from containing a circle said to have been forged from one of the nails in the cross of Christ. {Iron flint} (Min.), an opaque, flintlike, ferruginous variety of quartz. {Iron founder}, a maker of iron castings. {Iron foundry}, the place where iron castings are made. {Iron furnace}, a furnace for reducing iron from the ore, or for melting iron for castings, etc.; a forge; a reverberatory; a bloomery. {Iron glance} (Min.), hematite. {Iron hat}, a headpiece of iron or steel, shaped like a hat with a broad brim, and used as armor during the Middle Ages. {Iron horse}, a locomotive engine. [Colloq.] {Iron liquor}, a solution of an iron salt, used as a mordant by dyers. {Iron man} (Cotton Manuf.), a name for the self-acting spinning mule. {Iron} {mold [or] mould}, a yellow spot on cloth stained by rusty iron. {Iron ore} (Min.), any native compound of iron from which the metal may be profitably extracted. The principal ores are magnetite, hematite, siderite, limonite, G[94]thite, turgite, and the bog and clay iron ores. {Iron pyrites} (Min.), common pyrites, or pyrite. See {Pyrites}. {Iron sand}, an iron ore in grains, usually the magnetic iron ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing. {Iron scale}, the thin film which on the surface of wrought iron in the process of forging. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide of iron, {Fe3O4>}. {Iron works}, a furnace where iron is smelted, or a forge, rolling mill, or foundry, where it is made into heavy work, such as shafting, rails, cannon, merchant bar, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Iron-cased \I"ron-cased`\, a. Cased or covered with iron, as a vessel; ironclad.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ironclad \I"ron*clad`\, a. 1. Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare. 2. Rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or pledge. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ironclad \I"ron*clad`\, n. A naval vessel having the parts above water covered and protected by iron or steel usually in large plates closely joined and made sufficiently thick and strong to resist heavy shot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Iron-gray \I"ron-gray`\, a. Of a gray color, somewhat resembling that of iron freshly broken. -- n. An iron-gray color; also, a horse of this color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ironic \I*ron"ic\, a. Ironical. --Sir T. Herbert.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ironical \Iron"ical\, a. [LL. ironicus, Gr. [?] dissembling: cf. F. ironique. See {Irony}.] 1. Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark. 2. Addicted to the use of irony; given to irony. -- {Iron"ically}, adv. -- {Iron"icalness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ironical \Iron"ical\, a. [LL. ironicus, Gr. [?] dissembling: cf. F. ironique. See {Irony}.] 1. Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark. 2. Addicted to the use of irony; given to irony. -- {Iron"ically}, adv. -- {Iron"icalness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ironical \Iron"ical\, a. [LL. ironicus, Gr. [?] dissembling: cf. F. ironique. See {Irony}.] 1. Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark. 2. Addicted to the use of irony; given to irony. -- {Iron"ically}, adv. -- {Iron"icalness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ironish \I"ron*ish\, a. Resembling iron, as in taste. --Wood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ironist \I"ron*ist\, n. One who uses irony.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ironmaster \I"ron*mas`ter\, n. A manufacturer of iron, or large dealer therein. --Bp. Hurd.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Iron-sick \I"ron-sick`\, a. (Naut.) Having the ironwork loose or corroded; -- said of a ship when her bolts and nails are so eaten with rust that she has become leaky.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Iron-sided \I"ron-sid`ed\, a. Having iron sides, or very firm sides.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ironsides \I"ron*sides"\, n. [?] A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; -- applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ironsmith \I"ron*smith`\, n. 1. A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of iron; a blacksmith. 2. (Zo[94]l.) An East Indian barbet ({Megalaima faber}), inhabiting the Island of Hainan. The name alludes to its note, which resembles the sounds made by a smith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ironstone \I"ron*stone`\, n. A hard, earthy ore of iron. {Clay ironstone}. See under {Clay}. {Ironstone china}, a hard white pottery, first made in England during the 18th century.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ironstone \I"ron*stone`\, n. A hard, earthy ore of iron. {Clay ironstone}. See under {Clay}. {Ironstone china}, a hard white pottery, first made in England during the 18th century.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irremissible \Ir`remis"sible\, a. [L. irremissibilis: cf. F. irr[82]missible. See {In-} not, and {Remissible}.] Not remissible; unpardonable; as, irremissible crimes. --Burke. -- {Ir`remis"sible}, n. -- {Ir`remis"sibly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irremissible \Ir`remis"sible\, a. [L. irremissibilis: cf. F. irr[82]missible. See {In-} not, and {Remissible}.] Not remissible; unpardonable; as, irremissible crimes. --Burke. -- {Ir`remis"sible}, n. -- {Ir`remis"sibly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irremission \Ir`re*mis"sion\, n. Refusal of pardon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Irremissive \Ir`re*mis"sive\, a. Not remitting; unforgiving.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Irion County, TX (county, FIPS 235) Location: 31.30296 N, 100.98024 W Population (1990): 1629 (842 housing units) Area: 2723.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Iron City, GA (town, FIPS 41344) Location: 31.01296 N, 84.81376 W Population (1990): 503 (200 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31759 Iron City, TN (city, FIPS 37360) Location: 35.02560 N, 87.58368 W Population (1990): 402 (161 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38463
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Iron County, MI (county, FIPS 71) Location: 46.20508 N, 88.51385 W Population (1990): 13175 (9039 housing units) Area: 3021.2 sq km (land), 115.7 sq km (water) Iron County, MO (county, FIPS 93) Location: 37.54610 N, 90.75682 W Population (1990): 10726 (4700 housing units) Area: 1428.2 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water) Iron County, UT (county, FIPS 21) Location: 37.85650 N, 113.27694 W Population (1990): 20789 (8499 housing units) Area: 8543.1 sq km (land), 9.4 sq km (water) Iron County, WI (county, FIPS 51) Location: 46.32639 N, 90.26154 W Population (1990): 6153 (5243 housing units) Area: 1961.4 sq km (land), 419.6 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Iron Gate, VA (town, FIPS 40024) Location: 37.79880 N, 79.79058 W Population (1990): 417 (201 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Iron Gates, MO (village, FIPS 35414) Location: 37.06350 N, 94.55695 W Population (1990): 309 (129 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Iron Junction, MN (city, FIPS 31238) Location: 47.41643 N, 92.60665 W Population (1990): 133 (52 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Iron Station, NC Zip code(s): 28080
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Irons, MI Zip code(s): 49644
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ironside, OR Zip code(s): 97908
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Irwin County, GA (county, FIPS 155) Location: 31.60234 N, 83.27429 W Population (1990): 8649 (3479 housing units) Area: 924.2 sq km (land), 15.3 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Iron Age n. In the history of computing, 1961-1971 -- the formative era of commercial {mainframe} technology, when ferrite-core {dinosaur}s ruled the earth. The Iron Age began, ironically enough, with the delivery of the first minicomputer (the PDP-1) and ended with the introduction of the first commercial microprocessor (the Intel 4004) in 1971. See also {Stone Age}; compare {elder days}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Iron Age In the history of computing, 1961-1971 - the formative era of commercial {mainframe} technology, when {ferrite core memory} {dinosaurs} ruled the earth. The Iron Age began, ironically enough, with the delivery of the first {minicomputer} (the {PDP-1}) and ended with the introduction of the first commercial {microprocessor} (the {Intel 4004}) in 1971. See also {Stone Age}; compare {elder days}. [{Jargon File}] (2003-09-27)