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ironwort

English

Wikispecies

Wikispecies

Etymology

iron +? wort

Noun

ironwort (usually uncountable, plural ironworts)

  1. A herb of several species in the genus Sideritis, formerly believed to heal sword cuts.
  2. Galeopsis ladanum, red hemp-nettle.

Translations


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ironwork

English

Etymology

From iron +? -work

Noun

ironwork (countable and uncountable, plural ironworks)

  1. (uncountable) Anything made wholly or largely of iron, especially when used for decoration.
    • 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 []
  2. (countable, dated) An ironworks.

Translations

See also

  • ironworks

References

  • ironwork in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • ironwork in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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