Ironing board, a flat board, upon which clothes are laid while being
ironed.
I"ron*ish, a. Resembling iron, as in taste. Wood.
I"ron*ist (?), n. One who uses irony.
I"ron*mas`ter (?), n. A manufacturer of iron, or large dealer therein.
Bp. Hurd.
I"ron*mon`ger (?), n. A dealer in iron or hardware.
I"ron*mon`ger*y (?), n. Hardware; a general name for all articles made
of iron. Gwilt.
I"ron-sick` (?), a. (Naut.) 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.
I"ron-sid`ed (?), a. Having iron sides, or very firm sides.
I"ron*sides" (?), n. A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran
soldiers; -- applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry.
I"ron*smith` (?), n. 1. A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs
utensils of iron; a blacksmith.
2. (Zoöl.) An East Indian barbet (Megalaima faber), inhabiting the
Island of Hainan. The name alludes to its note, which resembles the
sounds made by a smith.
I"ron*stone` (?), n. A hard, earthy ore of iron.
Clay ironstone. See under Clay. -- Ironstone china, a hard white
pottery, first made in England during the 18th century.
I"ron*ware` (?), n. Articles made of iron, as household utensils,
tools, and the like.
I"ron*weed` (?), n. (Bot.) A tall weed with purplish flowers (Vernonia
Noveboracensis). The name is also applied to other plants of the same
genus.
I"ron*wood` (?), n. (Bot.) A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy
wood.
In the United States, the hornbeam and the hop hornbeam are so called;
also the Olneya Tesota, a small tree of Arizona; in the West Indies,
the Erythroxylon areolatum, and several other unrelated trees; in
China, the Metrosideros vera; in India, the Mesua ferrea, and two
species of Inga; in Australia, the Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, and in many
countries, species of Sideroxylon and Diospyros, and many other trees.
I"ron*work` (?), n. Anything made of iron; -- a general name of such
parts or pieces of a building, vessel, carriage, etc., as consist of
iron.
I"ron works`. See under Iron, a.
I"ron*wort` (?), n. (Bot.) An herb of the Mint family (Sideritis),
supposed to heal sword cuts; also, a species of Galeopsis.