Ironwork
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ironwork is a noun meaning (uncountable) Anything made wholly or largely of iron, especially when used for decoration.
Meaning
(uncountable) Anything made wholly or largely of iron, especially when used for decoration.
More Meanings
- (countable, dated) An ironworks.
Example Sentences
The weight of the wrought-ironwork in each of the trusses is 460 tons, inclusive of the longitudinal and cross girders weighing 130 tons.
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[…]
But instead, the distinctive ironwork and glass platform awnings have been carefully refurbished, while making them compatible with the overhead wiring. Kettering's island Platform 2/3 is especially noteworthy. Although it dates from 1879, when the station was enlarged to four platforms, the same original (1857) patterns for the delicate cast-ironwork seem to have been used - […].
Word Forms
- ironworks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ironware, wrought iron, iron, ironsmithing, ironmongery, metalwork.
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