IRON
ADJECTIVES
► IRE made of iron → 1892 Eng. dial.
► IRONEN made of iron → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► IRONY hard or strong as iron → 1791 Sc.
► SIDEREOUS composed of iron → 1830
► SIDERIC pert. to iron → 1876
► SIDEROSE similar to iron → 1811
► SIDEROUS having the qualities of iron → 1811
NOUNS
► FARMENTS ► FARREMENTS iron fittings → 1440 obs.
► GALVANISE sheets of corrugated iron → 1965 Barbados
► GALVO galvanised iron → 1945 Aust. sl.
► IRE iron → 1777 Eng. dial.
► IRE-GEAR ironwork; ironware → 1825 Eng. dial.
► IRE-STUFF ironwork → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MARS in old chemistry: the metal iron → c1386 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► IRE-MONGER an ironmonger → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SMITHMAN an ironworker → 1408 obs.
► YAGER a dealer in scrap-iron → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
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