ironworkn.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪənwəːk/, U.S.

/ˈaɪ(ə)rnˌwərk/

Forms: see iron n.¹ and work n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron n.¹, work n.

Etymology: < iron n.¹ + work n. Compare Old Frisian īserwerk, Middle Dutch īserwerc (Dutch ijzerwerk), Middle Low German īsenwerk, īserwerk, īsernwerk, Middle High German īsenwerc (German Eisenwerk), all in sense ‘material or articles made of iron collectively’, and Old Icelandic járnvirki iron tool or weapon.

1. Work done in iron; material or articles made of iron; iron fittings. Also in plural in same sense.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > working with iron or smithing

smithcrafteOE

smith's crafta1387

ironwork1423

smithy crafta1522

smithery?1548

ferrary1598

smithy1804

ironmongery1810

blacksmithing1811

ironworking1828

blacksmithery1833

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > working with iron or smithing > product of

iron gear1381

ironwarea1398

ironwork1423

ferramentc1425

black work1537

smith work1583

ironworking1680

ironmongery1711

1423 in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 171 Ironwerk to the same Baywendowe.

1451 in E. Hobhouse Church-wardens' Accts. (1890) 92 For yreworke for ij wyndowys..iii s. ix d.

1497 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 83 Irenwerk nailes and other store.

1556–7 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 442 For Iron and Iron worke abowte the Roode.

1592–3 in H. J. F. Swayne Churchwardens' Accts. Sarum (1896) 141 Ire work abought the church.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 88 Inventers of Artes..building, yron-workes, tents, and such like.

1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 11 The ill condition of the Harwich's Iron-works discovered at her cleaning in 1682.

1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 198 I had more Iron-work sav'd out of the Ship.

1791 T. Coxe Navigation U.S. 5 Mar. in T. Jefferson Papers (1974) XIX. 413 Composition metal to be used with copper in lieu of iron work.

1841 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1840 265 Running a fluid fusible metal into the joints of iron-works to secure them together.

1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxi. 545 Wheels fitted with their iron-work.

1899 Carpentry & Building Dec. 329/1 The fence is a very handsome specimen of ornamental iron work.

1904 Athenæum 9 Apr. 473/3 The ironwork on some of the doors is noteworthy.

1957 J. Schull Salt-water Men v. 64 His first glimpse of spotless decks, gleaming ironwork, and fresh paint.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 20 Apr. b8/4 One has to appreciate ironwork forged from scratch.

a. A site or factory where iron is smelted, or where heavy iron goods are made. Now always in plural form ironworks (often with singular agreement).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > places for working with specific materials > place for working with metal > [noun] > iron or steel

iron mill1518

ironwork1581

billet mill1910

spray steelmaker1966

1581 Act 23 Eliz. c. 5 Which woods..be by him preserued and coppised for the vse of his Iron workes.

a1650 G. Boate Irelands Nat. Hist. (1652) xvii. 132 Of the lesser Iron-works, called Bloomeries.

a1661 W. Brereton Trav. (1844) 148 Here he shewed me a convenient seat for an iron-work.

1727 Weekly Worcester-Jrnl. 24 Nov. 3/2 Wolverly old Forge, one of the best Iron-works in England for making Iron is to be lett.

1762 J. Wesley Let. 26 Nov. (1931) IV. 356 The first time I preached at Swalwell (chiefly to colliers and workers in the ironwork) none seemed to be convinced.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 466 A man of great merit, who, having begun life with nothing, had created a noble estate by ironworks.

1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 155 Mill, that part of an iron works where puddle-bars are converted into merchant-iron.

1952 G. H. Dury Map Interpr. xiii. 148 The presence of ironworks, as opposed to steelworks, indicates..that the local iron ore proved unsuitable for the acid Bessemer process.

1997 UNESCO Courier (Nexis) Nov. 44 The buildings of an ironworks are silhouetted against the glare..as the furnace is tapped.

2011 Independent 16 Feb. 5/3 British coal mines, ironworks, dye works and soap works are no longer pouring out their wastes.

†b. An iron-ore mine. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > iron-mine

iron mine1538

ironwork1714

1714 Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 290 The Bath-Fabric had Ore and Fuel from the Silures..where Adrian sunk an Iron-work.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1674 W. Petty Disc. before Royal Soc. 104 In Iron-work Furnaces are the greatest and most regular moving Bellows that are any where used.

1724 W. Stukeley Itinerarium Curiosum iii. 52 A nobl[e] piece of ironwork gates and balusters expose the front of the house and court.

1847 Topographical, Statist., & Hist. Gazetteer Scotl. II. 411/1 Muirkirk... There are four non-parochial schools,—one of them supported by the Iron-works company.

1899 Westm. Gaz. 30 Dec. 8/3 Two ironwork contractors.

1922 Old-Time New Eng. 12 18/2 In the Essex Institute, at Salem, is a fire back..cast at the Iron Works furnace in Saugus.

1971 I. Nairn et al. Buildings of Eng.: Surrey (ed. 2) 93 Impressive ironwork gates form the garden entrance at this NW corner.

2003 Philadelphia May 62/3 A local ironworks company flash-welded together an experimental tool that just might fix it in hours.

Derivatives

† iron-worky adj. Obsolete abounding in or characterized by ironwork.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1885 J. Ruskin Præterita I. vi. 189 I was already wise enough to feel the cathedral stiff and iron-worky.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ironwork
释义	ironworkn. Brit. /ˈʌɪənwəːk/, U.S. /ˈaɪ(ə)rnˌwərk/ Forms: see iron n.¹ and work n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron n.¹, work n. Etymology: < iron n.¹ + work n. Compare Old Frisian īserwerk, Middle Dutch īserwerc (Dutch ijzerwerk), Middle Low German īsenwerk, īserwerk, īsernwerk, Middle High German īsenwerc (German Eisenwerk), all in sense ‘material or articles made of iron collectively’, and Old Icelandic járnvirki iron tool or weapon. 1. Work done in iron; material or articles made of iron; iron fittings. Also in plural in same sense. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > working with iron or smithing smithcrafteOE smith's crafta1387 ironwork1423 smithy crafta1522 smithery?1548 ferrary1598 smithy1804 ironmongery1810 blacksmithing1811 ironworking1828 blacksmithery1833 society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > working with iron or smithing > product of iron gear1381 ironwarea1398 ironwork1423 ferramentc1425 black work1537 smith work1583 ironworking1680 ironmongery1711 1423 in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 171 Ironwerk to the same Baywendowe. 1451 in E. Hobhouse Church-wardens' Accts. (1890) 92 For yreworke for ij wyndowys..iii s. ix d. 1497 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 83 Irenwerk nailes and other store. 1556–7 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 442 For Iron and Iron worke abowte the Roode. 1592–3 in H. J. F. Swayne Churchwardens' Accts. Sarum (1896) 141 Ire work abought the church. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 88 Inventers of Artes..building, yron-workes, tents, and such like. 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 11 The ill condition of the Harwich's Iron-works discovered at her cleaning in 1682. 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 198 I had more Iron-work sav'd out of the Ship. 1791 T. Coxe Navigation U.S. 5 Mar. in T. Jefferson Papers (1974) XIX. 413 Composition metal to be used with copper in lieu of iron work. 1841 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1840 265 Running a fluid fusible metal into the joints of iron-works to secure them together. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxi. 545 Wheels fitted with their iron-work. 1899 Carpentry & Building Dec. 329/1 The fence is a very handsome specimen of ornamental iron work. 1904 Athenæum 9 Apr. 473/3 The ironwork on some of the doors is noteworthy. 1957 J. Schull Salt-water Men v. 64 His first glimpse of spotless decks, gleaming ironwork, and fresh paint. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 20 Apr. b8/4 One has to appreciate ironwork forged from scratch. 2. a. A site or factory where iron is smelted, or where heavy iron goods are made. Now always in plural form ironworks (often with singular agreement). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places for working with specific materials > place for working with metal > [noun] > iron or steel iron mill1518 ironwork1581 billet mill1910 spray steelmaker1966 1581 Act 23 Eliz. c. 5 Which woods..be by him preserued and coppised for the vse of his Iron workes. a1650 G. Boate Irelands Nat. Hist. (1652) xvii. 132 Of the lesser Iron-works, called Bloomeries. a1661 W. Brereton Trav. (1844) 148 Here he shewed me a convenient seat for an iron-work. 1727 Weekly Worcester-Jrnl. 24 Nov. 3/2 Wolverly old Forge, one of the best Iron-works in England for making Iron is to be lett. 1762 J. Wesley Let. 26 Nov. (1931) IV. 356 The first time I preached at Swalwell (chiefly to colliers and workers in the ironwork) none seemed to be convinced. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 466 A man of great merit, who, having begun life with nothing, had created a noble estate by ironworks. 1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 155 Mill, that part of an iron works where puddle-bars are converted into merchant-iron. 1952 G. H. Dury Map Interpr. xiii. 148 The presence of ironworks, as opposed to steelworks, indicates..that the local iron ore proved unsuitable for the acid Bessemer process. 1997 UNESCO Courier (Nexis) Nov. 44 The buildings of an ironworks are silhouetted against the glare..as the furnace is tapped. 2011 Independent 16 Feb. 5/3 British coal mines, ironworks, dye works and soap works are no longer pouring out their wastes. †b. An iron-ore mine. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > iron-mine iron mine1538 ironwork1714 1714 Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 290 The Bath-Fabric had Ore and Fuel from the Silures..where Adrian sunk an Iron-work. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1674 W. Petty Disc. before Royal Soc. 104 In Iron-work Furnaces are the greatest and most regular moving Bellows that are any where used. 1724 W. Stukeley Itinerarium Curiosum iii. 52 A nobl[e] piece of ironwork gates and balusters expose the front of the house and court. 1847 Topographical, Statist., & Hist. Gazetteer Scotl. II. 411/1 Muirkirk... There are four non-parochial schools,—one of them supported by the Iron-works company. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 30 Dec. 8/3 Two ironwork contractors. 1922 Old-Time New Eng. 12 18/2 In the Essex Institute, at Salem, is a fire back..cast at the Iron Works furnace in Saugus. 1971 I. Nairn et al. Buildings of Eng.: Surrey (ed. 2) 93 Impressive ironwork gates form the garden entrance at this NW corner. 2003 Philadelphia May 62/3 A local ironworks company flash-welded together an experimental tool that just might fix it in hours. Derivatives † iron-worky adj. Obsolete abounding in or characterized by ironwork.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1885 J. Ruskin Præterita I. vi. 189 I was already wise enough to feel the cathedral stiff and iron-worky. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1423
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