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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Iron \I"ron\ ([imac]"[u^]rn), a. [AS. [=i]ren, [=i]sen. See
Iron, n.]
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1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar,
dust.
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2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness.
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3. Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of
endurance, insensibility, etc.; as:
(a) Rude; hard; harsh; severe.
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Iron years of wars and dangers. --Rowe.
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Jove crushed the nations with an iron rod.
--Pope.
(b) Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution.
(c) Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will.
(d) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious.
``Him death's iron sleep oppressed.'' --Philips.
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Note: Iron is often used in composition, denoting made of
iron, relating to iron, of or with iron; producing
iron, etc.; resembling iron, literally or figuratively,
in some of its properties or characteristics; as,
iron-shod, iron-sheathed, iron-fisted, iron-framed,
iron-handed, iron-hearted, iron foundry or
iron-foundry.
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Iron age.
(a) (Myth.) The age following the golden, silver, and
bronze ages, and characterized by a general
degeneration of talent and virtue, and of literary
excellence. In Roman literature the Iron Age is
commonly regarded as beginning after the taking of
Rome by the Goths, A. D. 410.
(b) (Arch[ae]ol.) That stage in the development of any
people characterized by the use of iron implements in
the place of the more cumbrous stone and bronze.
Iron cement, a cement for joints, composed of cast-iron
borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc.
Iron clay (Min.), a yellowish clay containing a large
proportion of an ore of iron.
Iron cross, a German, and before that Prussian, order of
military merit; also, the decoration of the order.
Iron crown, a golden crown set with jewels, belonging
originally to the Lombard kings, and indicating the
dominion of Italy. It was so called from containing a
circle said to have been forged from one of the nails in
the cross of Christ.
Iron flint (Min.), an opaque, flintlike, ferruginous
variety of quartz.
Iron founder, a maker of iron castings.
Iron foundry, the place where iron castings are made.
Iron furnace, a furnace for reducing iron from the ore, or
for melting iron for castings, etc.; a forge; a
reverberatory; a bloomery.
Iron glance (Min.), hematite.
Iron hat, a headpiece of iron or steel, shaped like a hat
with a broad brim, and used as armor during the Middle
Ages.
Iron horse, a locomotive engine. [Colloq.]
Iron liquor, a solution of an iron salt, used as a mordant
by dyers.
Iron man (Cotton Manuf.), a name for the self-acting
spinning mule.
Iron mold or Iron mould, a yellow spot on cloth stained
by rusty iron.
Iron ore (Min.), any native compound of iron from which the
metal may be profitably extracted. The principal ores are
magnetite, hematite, siderite, limonite, G["o]thite,
turgite, and the bog and clay iron ores.
Iron pyrites (Min.), common pyrites, or pyrite. See
Pyrites.
Iron sand, an iron ore in grains, usually the magnetic iron
ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing.
Iron scale, the thin film which forms on the surface of
wrought iron in the process of forging. It consists
essentially of the magnetic oxide of iron, Fe3O4.
Iron works, a furnace where iron is smelted, or a forge,
rolling mill, or foundry, where it is made into heavy
work, such as shafting, rails, cannon, merchant bar, etc.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Iron \I"ron\ ([imac]"[u^]rn), a. [AS. [=i]ren, [=i]sen. See
Iron, n.]
1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar,
dust.
2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness.
3. Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of
endurance, insensibility, etc.; as:
(a) Rude; hard; harsh; severe.
Iron years of wars and dangers. --Rowe.
Jove crushed the nations with an iron rod.
--Pope.
(b) Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution.
(c) Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will.
(d) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious.
``Him death's iron sleep oppressed.'' --Philips.
Note: Iron is often used in composition, denoting made of
iron, relating to iron, of or with iron; producing
iron, etc.; resembling iron, literally or figuratively,
in some of its properties or characteristics; as,
iron-shod, iron-sheathed, iron-fisted, iron-framed,
iron-handed, iron-hearted, iron foundry or
iron-foundry.
Iron age.
(a) (Myth.) The age following the golden, silver, and
bronze ages, and characterized by a general
degeneration of talent and virtue, and of literary
excellence. In Roman literature the Iron Age is
commonly regarded as beginning after the taking of
Rome by the Goths, A. D. 410.
(b) (Arch[ae]ol.) That stage in the development of any
people characterized by the use of iron implements in
the place of the more cumbrous stone and bronze.
Iron cement, a cement for joints, composed of cast-iron
borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc.
Iron clay (Min.), a yellowish clay containing a large
proportion of an ore of iron.
Iron cross, a Prussian order of military merit; also, the
decoration of the order.
Iron crown, a golden crown set with jewels, belonging
originally to the Lombard kings, and indicating the
dominion of Italy. It was so called from containing a
circle said to have been forged from one of the nails in
the cross of Christ.
Iron flint (Min.), an opaque, flintlike, ferruginous
variety of quartz.
Iron founder, a maker of iron castings.
Iron foundry, the place where iron castings are made.
Iron furnace, a furnace for reducing iron from the ore, or
for melting iron for castings, etc.; a forge; a
reverberatory; a bloomery.
Iron glance (Min.), hematite.
Iron hat, a headpiece of iron or steel, shaped like a hat
with a broad brim, and used as armor during the Middle
Ages.
Iron horse, a locomotive engine. [Colloq.]
Iron liquor, a solution of an iron salt, used as a mordant
by dyers.
Iron man (Cotton Manuf.), a name for the self-acting
spinning mule.
Iron mold or mould, a yellow spot on cloth stained by
rusty iron.
Iron ore (Min.), any native compound of iron from which the
metal may be profitably extracted. The principal ores are
magnetite, hematite, siderite, limonite, G["o]thite,
turgite, and the bog and clay iron ores.
Iron pyrites (Min.), common pyrites, or pyrite. See
Pyrites.
Iron sand, an iron ore in grains, usually the magnetic iron
ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing.
Iron scale, the thin film which on the surface of wrought
iron in the process of forging. It consists essentially of
the magnetic oxide of iron, Fe3O4>.
Iron works, a furnace where iron is smelted, or a forge,
rolling mill, or foundry, where it is made into heavy
work, such as shafting, rails, cannon, merchant bar, etc.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
iron cross
n.
1 (lb en gymnastics) A position on the rings where the gymnast holds
the rings straight out on either side of the body.
2 (lb en sports moguls freestyle skiing) an acrobatic maneuver where
the skier remains upright, but the lower leg bends back at the knee 90
degrees, and the ankles twist 45 degrees, so that the back of the skis
form a right-angle cross
3 A house plant, (taxlink Oxalis tetraphylla species).
4 (alt case en Iron Cross), a cross pattée used as a German military
decoration.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Iron Cross
n.
(lb en military) (formerly) the second highest military decoration of
Germany, under the military order of the Pour le Mérite, or the cross
pattée shape of this decoration.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
iron cross
n.
1 (lb en gymnastics) A position on the rings where the gymnast holds
the rings straight out on either side of the body.
2 (lb en sports moguls freestyle skiing) an acrobatic maneuver where
the skier remains upright, but the lower leg bends back at the knee 90
degrees, and the ankles twist 45 degrees, so that the back of the skis
form a right-angle cross
3 A house plant, (taxlink Oxalis tetraphylla species).
4 (alt case en Iron Cross), a cross pattée used as a German military
decoration.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Iron Cross
n.
(lb en military) (formerly) the second highest military decoration of
Germany, under the military order of the Pour le Mérite, or the cross
pattée shape of this decoration.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
iron cross
n.
1 (lb en gymnastics) A position on the rings where the gymnast holds
the rings straight out on either side of the body.
2 (lb en sports moguls freestyle skiing) an acrobatic maneuver where
the skier remains upright, but the lower leg bends back at the knee 90
degrees, and the ankles twist 45 degrees, so that the back of the skis
form a right-angle cross
3 A house plant, (taxlink Oxalis tetraphylla species).
4 (alt case en Iron Cross), a cross pattée used as a German military
decoration.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Iron Cross
n.
(lb en military) (formerly) the second highest military decoration of
Germany, under the military order of the Pour le Mérite, or the cross
pattée shape of this decoration.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
iron cross
n.
1 (lb en gymnastics) A position on the rings where the gymnast holds
the rings straight out on either side of the body.
2 (lb en sports moguls freestyle skiing) an acrobatic maneuver where
the skier remains upright, but the lower leg bends back at the knee 90
degrees, and the ankles twist 45 degrees, so that the back of the skis
form a right-angle cross
3 A house plant, (taxlink Oxalis tetraphylla species).
4 (alt case en Iron Cross), a cross pattée used as a German military
decoration.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Iron Cross
n.
(lb en military) (formerly) the second highest military decoration of
Germany, under the military order of the Pour le Mérite, or the cross
pattée shape of this decoration.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
Iron Cross /ˈaɪən kɹˈɒs/
Eisernes Kreuz [mil.]
"Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross" - Ritterkreuz
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
Iron Cross /ˈaɪən kɹˈɒs/
rautaristi
military decoration
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
iron cross /ˈaɪən kɹˈɒs/
1. onnenapila, onnenkäenkaali
Oxalis tetraphylla
2. ristiriipunta
gymnastics position
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