ironware
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ironware
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at iron, ware 1
Example Sentences
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Other local specialties include a form of traditional ironware known as Nambu Tekki, and apples.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
Unlike their competitors, the Darbys refused to make cannon during the Napoleonic wars and instead concentrated on domestic ironware, which proved a more lucrative industry than weapons.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2010
I also like to move the pendulum off center, and then I weld on all sorts of ironware to give it shape and expression.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its purpose is to employ artist-draughtsmen to visit collections of U. S. antiquities, make careful drawings of furniture, chests, ironware, pottery, costumes, etc., for distribution to schools and colleges.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its chief source of wealth is from its manufactures, which embrace locomotives, and all kinds of ironware, ships, carpets, woollen and cotton goods, shoes, umbrellas, and books.
From A start in life. A journey across America. Fruit farming in California by Dowsett, C. F. (Charles Finch)
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