Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Iron utensils and other products made of iron.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Hardware; especially, iron pots, kettles, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Articles made of iron, as household utensils, tools, and the like.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Articles made of
iron , as household utensils, tools, and the like;hardware .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
Etymologies
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Examples
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Fortunately, all our ironware is vintage Le Cousances, with metal handles, and these pots shrug off such minor problems.
Lahey No-Knead Bread recipe: one baker’s experiences so far | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit" 2006
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Blankets, linens and ironware became common in England.
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They sometimes came along the road to his village, trading ironware for food.
The Sea of Trolls Nancy Farmer 2004
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They sometimes came along the road to his village, trading ironware for food.
The Sea of Trolls Nancy Farmer 2004
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Nevertheless, we were glad that it was over, for we were tired of stopping day after day to dry the bales and grease the tools and ironware, and of seeing all things of cloth and leather rot visibly before our eyes.
How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004
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So, we ain't just takin 'a cargo of ironware out to Valparaiso.
Excerpt: Castaways of The Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques 2001
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But the quintal, or hundredweight, of this old ironware is there valued but at the price of a cantle of bread, and yet they have but a very bad despatch and riddance in the sale of it.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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But the quintal, or hundredweight, of this old ironware is there valued but at the price of a cantle of bread, and yet they have but a very bad despatch and riddance in the sale of it.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Artifacts unearthed at shrines and burial grounds at Igbo-Ukwemostly ironware and potteryattest to the society's multilayered social organization.
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Nails and ironware hinges, locks, catches and other fitments would be locked up in the dry too.
A Body In The Bath House Davis, Lindsey 2001
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