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<hw>I"ron*work`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Anything made of iron; -- a general name of such parts or pieces of a building, vessel, carriage, etc., as consist of iron.</def>

<h1>Iron works</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>I"ron works`</hw><def>. See under <er>Iron</er>, <tt>a.</tt></def>

<h1>Ironwort</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>I"ron*wort`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An herb of the Mint family (<spn>Sideritis</spn>), supposed to heal sword cuts; also, a species of <spn>Galeopsis</spn>.</def>

<h1>Irony</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>I"ron*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Iron</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; <as>as, <ex>irony</ex> chains; <ex>irony</ex> particles.</as></def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <-- in this sense iron is more common. -->

<i>Woodward.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property.</def>

<h1>Irony</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>I"ron*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt><ety>[L. <ets>ironia</ets>, Gr. <?/ dissimulation, fr. <?/ a dissembler in speech, fr. <?/ to speak; perh. akin to E. <ets>word</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ironie</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words.</def>

<h1>Iroquois</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>Ir`o*quois"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. sing. & pl.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A powerful and warlike confederacy of Indian tribes, formerly inhabiting Central New York and constituting most of the Five Nations. Also, any Indian of the Iroquois tribes.</def>

<h1>Irous</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw>I"rous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>iros</ets>, from <ets>ire</ets>. See <er>Ire</er>.]</ety> <def>Irascible; passionate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Irp, Irpe</h1> <Xpage=788>

<hw><hw>Irp</hw>, <hw>Irpe</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>A fantastic grimace or contortion of the body.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Smirks and <b>irps</b> and all affected humors. <i>B. Jonson</i></blockquote>.

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<h1>Irp</h1> <Xpage=789>

<hw>Irp</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Making irps.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<h1>Irradiance, Irradiancy</h1> <Xpage=789>

<hw><hw>Ir*ra"di*ance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ir*ra"di*an*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Irradiant</er>.]</ety>