Part 6069

<hw>I"ron*mas`ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A manufacturer of iron, or large dealer therein.</def>

<i>Bp. Hurd.</i>

<h1>Ironmonger</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>I"ron*mon`ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A dealer in iron or hardware.</def>

<h1>Ironmongery</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>I"ron*mon`ger*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Hardware; a general name for all articles made of iron.</def>

<i>Gwilt.</i>

<h1>Iron-sick</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>I"ron-sick`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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.</def>

<h1>Iron-sided</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>I"ron-sid`ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having iron sides, or very firm sides.</def>

<h1>Ironsides</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>I"ron*sides"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. <?/</tt> <def>A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; -- applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry.</def>

<-- Old Ironsides. The U.S.S. Constitution, a ship which fought in the American Revolutionary war, and now functions as a museum in Boston harbor. -->

<h1>Ironsmith</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>I"ron*smith`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of iron; a blacksmith.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An East Indian barbet (<spn>Megalaima faber</spn>), inhabiting the Island of Hainan. The name alludes to its note, which resembles the sounds made by a smith.</def>

<h1>Ironstone</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>I"ron*stone`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A hard, earthy ore of iron.</def>

<cs><col>Clay ironstone</col>. <cd>See under <er>Clay</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ironstone china</col>, <cd>a hard white pottery, first made in England during the 18th century.</cd></cs>

<h1>Ironware</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>I"ron*ware`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Articles made of iron, as household utensils, tools, and the like.</def>

<h1>Ironweed</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>I"ron*weed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tall weed with purplish flowers (<spn>Vernonia Noveboracensis</spn>). The name is also applied to other plants of the same genus.</def>

<h1>Ironwood</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>I"ron*wood`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood.</def>

<note>&hand; In the United States, the hornbeam and the hop hornbeam are so called; also the <spn>Olneya Tesota</spn>, a small tree of Arizona; in the West Indies, the <spn>Erythroxylon areolatum</spn>, and several other unrelated trees; in China, the <spn>Metrosideros vera</spn>; in India, the <spn>Mesua ferrea</spn>, and two species of <spn>Inga</spn>; in Australia, the <spn>Eucalyptus Sideroxylon</spn>, and in many countries, species of <spn>Sideroxylon</spn> and <spn>Diospyros</spn>, and many other trees.</note>

<h1>Ironwork</h1> <Xpage=788>