Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#IRONWORKCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#IRONWORK ironwerk, irynwerk, equivalent to iron +‎ -workCategory:English terms suffixed with -work#IRONWORK.

Noun

ironwork (countable and uncountable, plural ironworks)Category:English lemmas#IRONWORKCategory:English nouns#IRONWORKCategory:English uncountable nouns#IRONWORKCategory:English countable nouns#IRONWORKCategory:English countable nouns#IRONWORKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#IRONWORKCategory:Pages with entries#IRONWORKCategory:Pages with 1 entry#IRONWORK

1. (uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#IRONWORK) Anything made wholly or largely of iron, especially when used for decoration.
   • 1952 September, “Chepstow River Bridge Centenary”, in Railway Magazine, page 623:

     The weight of the wrought-ironwork in each of the trusses is 460 tons, inclusive of the longitudinal and cross girders weighing 130 tons.

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   • 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 […]

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   • 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 - […] .

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2. (countableCategory:English countable nouns#IRONWORK, datedCategory:English dated terms#IRONWORK) An ironworks.

See also

• ironworks

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “ironwork”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “ironwork”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.