ironwork

English

Etymology

From Middle English ironwerk, irynwerk, equivalent to iron +‎ -work.

Noun

ironwork (countable and uncountable, plural ironworks)

1. (uncountable) Anything made wholly or largely of iron, especially when used for decoration.
   • 1952 September, “Chepstow River Bridge Centenary”, in Railway Magazine, page 623:

     The weight of the wrought-ironwork in each of the trusses is 460 tons, inclusive of the longitudinal and cross girders weighing 130 tons.

   • 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 […]

   • 2022 December 14, Robin Leleux, “A royal occasion as heritage projects honoured: Kettering”, in RAIL, number 972, page 56:

     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 - […] .

2. (countable, dated) An ironworks.

Translations

anything made of iron

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: железни предмети (železni predmeti)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鐵製品／铁制品 (tiězhìpǐn)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: ijzerwerk (nl) n
• Finnish: rautaesine, rautakoriste
• French: ferronnerie (fr) f
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Eisenzeug (de) n (rare), Eisenarbeit (de) f (art), Gusseisen (de) n (Cast iron), Schmiedeeisen (de) n (Wrought iron)
• Italian: ferrame m
• Portuguese: ferragem (pt) f
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: herraje (es) m

See also

• ironworks

References

• “ironwork”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “ironwork”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.