ironwork

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ironwork

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From Middle English ironwerk, irynwerk, equivalent to iron + -work.

noun ironworks

  1. uncountable Anything made wholly or largely of iron, especially when used for decoration. The weight of the wrought-ironwork in each of the trusses is 460 tons, inclusive of the longitudinal and cross girders weighing 130 tons.
  2. countable, dated An ironworks.

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noun anything made of iron

Españolherraje
한국어철제품 cheoljepum
中文鐵製品 /铁制品 tiězhìpǐn
Portuguêsferragem
Françaisferronnerie
DeutschEisenzeug, Eisenarbeit, Gusseisen, Schmiedeeisen
Italianoferrame

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@misc{ironwork_2026,
  title = {ironwork},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ironwork},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}