Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter I - Page 72
Irefulness (n.) Wrathfulness. -- Wyclif.
Irenarch (n.) (Gr. Antiq.) An officer in the Greek empire having functions corresponding to those of a justice of the peace. [Written also eirenarch.] Irenic
Irenic (a.) Alt. of Irenical
Irenical (a.) Fitted or designed to promote peace; pacific; conciliatory; peaceful. -- Bp. Hall.
Irenic (a.) Conducive to peace; "irenic without being namby-pamby"; "an irenic attitude toward former antagonists".
Irenicon (n.) A proposition or device for securing peace, especially in the church. -- South.
Irenics (n.) (Eccl.) That branch of Christian science which treats of the methods of securing unity among Christians or harmony and union among the churches; -- called also Irenical theology. -- Schaff-Herzog.
Irestone (n.) (Mining) Any very hard rock.
Irian (a.) Of or pertaining to the iris. "Irian nerves." -- Dunglison.
Iricism (n.) Irishism. [R.] -- Jeffrey. Iridaceous
Iridaceous (a.) Alt. of Irideous.
Irideous (a.) (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a large natural order of endogenous plants ({Iridaceae), which includes the genera Iris, Ixia, Crocus, Gladiolus, and many others.
Iridal (a.) Of or pertaining to the iris or rainbow; prismatic; as, the iridal colors. -- Whewell.
Iridectomy (n.) (Surg.) The act or process of cutting out a portion of the iris in order to form an artificial pupil.
Iridectomy (n.) An eye operation that treats closed-angle glaucoma by surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye.
Iridescence (n.) 彩虹色；【氣】虹彩；燦爛的光輝 Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; the quality or state of being iridescent; a prismatic play of color; as, the iridescence of mother-of-pearl. It is due to interference of light waves reflected from the front and back surfaces of a thin layer transpatrent or semitransparent film.
Iridescence (n.) The visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface [syn: {opalescence}, {iridescence}].
Iridescent (a.) 彩虹色的；【氣】虹彩的；燦爛光輝的 Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass. See {iridescence}.
Iridescent (a.) Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" [syn: {changeable}, {chatoyant}, {iridescent}, {shot}].
Iridescent (a.) Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" [syn: {iridescent}, {nacreous}, {opalescent}, {opaline}, {pearlescent}].
Iridian (a.) Of or pertaining to the iris or rainbow.
Iridiated (a.) Iridescent.
Iridic (a.) Of or pertaining to the iris of the eye.
Iridic (a.) (Chem.) Of or pertaining to iridium; -- said specifically of those compounds in which iridium has a relatively high valence.
Iridic (a.) Of or containing iridium.
Iridic (a.) Of or relating to the iris of the eye.
Iridioscope (n.) A kind of ophthalmoscope.
Iridious (a.) (Chem.) Of or pertaining to iridium; -- applied specifically to compounds in which iridium has a low valence.
Iridium (n.) (Chem.) A rare metallic element of atomic number 77, of the same group as platinum, which it much resembles, being silver-white and indifferent to most corrosive agents, but harder, more brittle, and with a higher melting temperature (2410[deg] C, versus platinum 1772[deg] C). With the exception of osmium, it is the heaviest substance known, its specific gravity being 22.4. Symbol Ir. Atomic weight 192.22.
Note: Iridium usually occurs as a native alloy with osmium (iridosmine or osmiridium), which may occur alone or with platinum. Iridium, as an alloy with platinum, is used in bushing the vents of heavy ordnance. It is also used for the points of gold pens, and in a finely powdered condition (iridium black), for painting porcelain black.
Iridium (n.) A heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium [syn: iridium, Ir, atomic number 77].
Iridium
Symbol: Ir
Atomic number: 77
Atomic weight: 192.217
Very hard and brittle, silvery metallic transition element. It has a yellowish cast to it. Salts of iridium are highly colored. It is the most corrosion resistant metal known, not attacked by any acid, but is attacked by molten salts. There are two natural isotopes of iridium, and 4 radioisotopes, the most stable being Ir-192 with a half-life of 73.83 days. Ir-192 decays into platinum, while the other radioisotopes decay into osmium. Iridium is used in high temperature apparatus, electrical contacts, and as a hardening agent for platinum. Discovered in 1803 by Smithson Tennant in England. The name comes from the Greek word iris, which means rainbow. Iridium metal is generally non-toxic due to its relative unreactivity, but iridium compounds should be considered highly toxic.
Iridized (imp. & p. p.) of Iridize.
Iridizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Iridize.
Iridize (v. t.) To point or tip with iridium, as a gold pen.
Iridize (v. t.) To make iridescent; as, to iridize glass.
Iridoline (n.) (Chem.) A nitrogenous base C10H9N, extracted from coal-tar naphtha, as an oily liquid. It is a member of the quinoline series, and is probably identical with lepidine. Iridosmine
Iridosmine (n.) Alt. of Iridosmium
Iridosmium (n.) (Min.) The native compound of iridium and osmium. It is found in flattened metallic grains of extreme hardness, and is often used for pointing gold pens.
Irises (n. pl. ) of Iris.
Irides (n. pl. ) of Iris.
Iris (n.) (Class. Myth.) 虹；虹彩；彩虹色 [U]；【解】虹膜 [C]；鳶尾屬植物；彩虹之女神 The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods.
Iris (n.) The rainbow. -- Sir T. Browne.
Iris (n.) An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors. -- Tennyson.
Iris (n.) (Anat.) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See {Eye}.
Iris (n.) (Bot.) A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of {Flower-de-luce}.
Iris (n.) (Her.) See {Fleur-de-lis}, 2.
Iris (n.) (Zool.) The inner circle of an oscillated color spot.
Iris (n.) Same as {iris diaphragm}.
Iris (n.) Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals [syn: {iris}, {flag}, {fleur-de-lis}, {sword lily}].
Iris (n.) Muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye.
Iris (n.) Diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening [syn: {iris}, {iris diaphragm}].
Irisated (a.) Exhibiting the prismatic colors; irised; iridescent. -- W. Phillips.
Iriscope (n.) 虹膜檢測儀 A philosophical toy for exhibiting the prismatic tints by means of thin films.
Iriscope (n.) An instrument that displays the prismatic colours, consisting of a polished black glass which is breathed upon via a tube.
Irised (a.) Having colors like those of the rainbow; iridescent.
Irish (a.) 愛爾蘭的；愛爾蘭人（語）的 Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland.
{Irish elk}. (Zool.) See under {Elk}.
{Irish moss}. (a) (Bot.) Carrageen. (b) A preparation of the same made into a blanc mange.
{Irish poplin}. See {Poplin}.
{Irish potato}, The ordinary white potato, so called because it is a favorite article of food in Ireland.
{Irish reef}, or {Irishman's reef} (Naut.), The head of a sail tied up.
{Irish stew}, Meat, potatoes, and onions, cut in small pieces and stewed.
Irish (n. sing. & pl.) 愛爾蘭人；愛爾蘭語 pl. The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives or their descendants.
Irish (n. sing. & pl.) The language of the Irish; also called {Irish Gaelic} or the {Hiberno-Celtic}.
Irish (n. sing. & pl.) An old game resembling backgammon.
{get one's Irish up} To become angry.
Irish (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of Ireland or its people.
Irish (n.) People of Ireland or of Irish extraction [syn: {Irish}, {Irish people}].
Irish (n.) Whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley [syn: {Irish}, {Irish whiskey}, {Irish whisky}].
Irish (n.) The Celtic language of Ireland [syn: {Irish}, {Irish Gaelic}].
Irishism (n.) A mode of speaking peculiar to the Irish; an Hibernicism.
Irishmen (n. pl. ) of Irishman
Irishman (n.) A man born in Ireland or of the Irish race; an Hibernian.
Irishman's hurricane (Naut.), A dead calm.
Irishman's reef. (Naut.) See Irish reef, under Irish,
Irishry (n.) The Celtic people of Ireland. "The whole Irishry of rebels." -- Milton.
Iritis (n.) (Med.) An inflammation of the iris of the eye.
Iritis (n.) Inflammation of the iris.
Irk (v. t.) 使厭倦；使苦惱 To weary; to give pain; to annoy; -- used only impersonally at present.
To see this sight, it irks my very soul. -- Shak.
It irketh him to be here. -- M. Arnold.
Irk (v.) Irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit" [syn: {gall}, {irk}]
Irksome (a.) 令人厭煩的；令人厭倦的；令人惱恨的 Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome tasks.
For not to irksome toil, but to delight, He made us. -- Milton.
Irksome (a.) Weary; vexed; uneasy. [Obs.]
Let us therefore learn not to be irksome when God layeth his cross upon us. -- Latimer.
Syn: Wearisome; tedious; tiresome; vexatious; burdensome.
Usage: Irksome, Wearisome, Tedious. These epithets describe things which give pain or disgust. Irksome is applied to something which disgusts by its nature or quality; as, an irksome task. Wearisome denotes that which wearies or wears us out by severe labor; as, wearisome employment. Tedious is applied to something which tires us out by the length of time occupied in its performance; as, a tedious speech. Wearisome nights are appointed to me. -- Job vii. 3. Pity only on fresh objects stays, But with the tedious sight of woes decays. -- Dryden. -- Irk"some*ly, adv. -- Irk"some*ness, n.
Irksome (a.) So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome" [syn: {boring}, {deadening}, {dull}, {ho-hum}, {irksome}, {slow}, {tedious}, {tiresome}, {wearisome}].
Irksomeness (n.) 討厭；厭惡 The state of being irksome.
Syn: vexatiousness, tediousness, wearisomeness.
Iron (n.) (Chem.) The most common and most useful metallic element, being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form of an oxide (as hematite, magnetite, etc.), or a hydrous oxide (as limonite, turgite, etc.). It is reduced on an enormous scale in three principal forms; viz., cast iron, steel, and wrought iron. Iron usually appears dark brown, from oxidation or impurity, but when pure, or on a fresh surface, is a gray or white metal. It is easily oxidized (rusted) by moisture, and is attacked by many corrosive agents. Symbol Fe (Latin Ferrum). Atomic weight 55.9. Specific gravity, pure iron, 7.86; cast iron, 7.1. In magnetic properties, it is superior to all other substances.
Note: The value of iron is largely due to the facility with which it can be worked. Thus, when heated it is malleable and ductile, and can be easily welded and forged at a high temperature. As cast iron, it is easily fusible; as steel, is very tough, and (when tempered) very hard and elastic. Chemically, iron is grouped with cobalt and nickel. Steel is a variety of iron containing more carbon than wrought iron, but less that cast iron. It is made either from wrought iron, by roasting in a packing of carbon (cementation) or from cast iron, by burning off the impurities in a Bessemer converter (then called Bessemer steel), or directly from the iron ore (as in the Siemens rotatory and generating furnace).
Iron (n.) An instrument or utensil made of iron; -- chiefly in composition; as, a flatiron, a smoothing iron, etc.
My young soldier, Put up your iron. -- Shak.
Iron (n.) pl. Fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles.
Four of the sufferers were left to rot in irons. -- Macaulay.
Iron (n.) Strength; power; firmness; inflexibility; as, to rule with a rod of iron.
Iron (n.) (Golf) An iron-headed club with a deep face, chiefly used in making approaches, lifting a ball over hazards, etc.
Bar iron. See Wrought iron (below).
Bog iron, Bog ore; limonite. See Bog ore, under Bog.
Cast iron (Metal.), An impure variety of iron, containing from three to six percent of carbon, part of which is united with a part of the iron, as a carbide, and the rest is uncombined, as graphite. It there is little free carbon, the product is white iron; if much of the carbon has separated as graphite, it is called gray iron. See also Cast iron, in the Vocabulary.
Fire irons. See under Fire, n.
Gray irons. See under Fire, n.
Gray iron. See Cast iron (above).
It irons (Naut.), Said of a sailing vessel, when, in tacking, she comes up head to the wind and will not fill away on either tack.
Magnetic iron. See Magnetite.
Malleable iron (Metal.), Iron sufficiently pure or soft to be capable of extension under the hammer; also, specif., a kind of iron produced by removing a portion of the carbon or other impurities from cast iron, rendering it less brittle, and to some extent malleable.
Meteoric iron (Chem.), Iron forming a large, and often the chief, ingredient of meteorites. It invariably contains a small amount of nickel and cobalt. Cf. Meteorite.
Pig iron, The form in which cast iron is made at the blast furnace, being run into molds, called pigs.
Reduced iron. See under Reduced.
Specular iron. See Hematite.
Too many irons in the fire, too many objects or tasks requiring the attention at once.
White iron. See Cast iron (above).
Wrought iron (Metal.), The purest form of iron commonly known in the arts, containing only about half of one per cent of carbon. It is made either directly from the ore, as in the Catalan forge or bloomery, or by purifying (puddling) cast iron in a reverberatory furnace or refinery. It is tough, malleable, and ductile. When formed into bars, it is called bar iron.
Iron (n.) Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust.
Iron (n.) Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness.
Iron (n.) Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.;as:
Iron (n.) Rude; hard; harsh; severe.
Iron years of wars and dangers. -- Rowe.
Jove crushed the nations with an iron rod. -- Pope.
Iron (n.) Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution.
Iron (n.) Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will.
Iron (n.) 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.
Iron age. (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 ar magnetite, hematite, siderite, limonite, G["o]thite, turgite, and the bog and clay iron ores.
Iron pyrites (Min.), Iron pyrites 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.
Ironed (imp. & p. p.) of Iron.
Ironing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Iron.
Iron (v. t.) To smooth with an instrument of iron; especially, to smooth, as cloth, with a heated flatiron; -- sometimes used with out.
Iron (v. t.) To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff. "Ironed like a malefactor." -- Sir W. Scott.
Iron (v. t.) To furnish or arm with iron; as, to iron a wagon. iron out differences resolve differences; settle a dispute. Ironbark
Irony (a.) Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as,
irony chains; irony particles; -- In this sense iron is the more common term. [R.] -- Woodward.
Irony (a.) Resembling iron in taste, hardness, or other physical property
Iron (a.) eextremely robust; "an iron constitution" [syn: cast-iron, iron].
Iron (n.) A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood [syn: iron, Fe, atomic number 26].
Iron (n.) A golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head.
Iron (n.) Implement used to brand live stock [syn: iron, branding iron].
Iron (n.) Home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth [syn: iron, smoothing iron]
Iron (v.) Press and smooth with a heated iron; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing" [syn: iron, iron out,]
Iron
Symbol: Fe
Atomic number: 26
Atomic weight: 55.847
Silvery malleable and ductile metallic transition element. Has nine isotopes and is the fourth most abundant element in the earth's crust.
Required by living organisms as a trace element (used in hemoglobin in humans.) Quite reactive, oxidizes in moist air, displaces hydrogen from dilute acids and combines with nonmetallic elements.
Iron (n.) Hardware, especially older and larger hardware of mainframe class with big metal cabinets housing relatively low-density electronics (but the term is also used of modern supercomputers). Often in the phrase big iron.
Oppose silicon. See also dinosaur.
Iron, () Hardware, especially older and larger hardware of mainframe class with big metal cabinets housing relatively low-density electronics (but the term is also used of modern supercomputers). Often in the phrase big iron. Oppose silicon.
See also dinosaur. [{Jargon File] (1994-11-04)
Iron, () Tubal-Cain is the first-mentioned worker in iron (Gen. 4:22). The Egyptians wrought it at Sinai before the Exodus. David prepared it in great abundance for the temple (1 Chr. 22:3: 29:7). The merchants of Dan and Javan brought it to the market of Tyre (Ezek. 27:19). Various instruments are mentioned as made of iron (Deut. 27:5; 19:5; Josh. 17:16, 18; 1 Sam. 17:7; 2 Sam. 12:31; 2 Kings 6:5, 6; 1 Chr. 22:3; Isa. 10:34). Figuratively, a yoke of iron (Deut. 28:48) denotes hard service; a rod of iron (Ps. 2:9), a stern government; a pillar of iron (Jer. 1:18), a strong support; a furnace of iron (Deut. 4:20), severe labour; a bar of iron (Job 40:18), strength; fetters of iron (Ps. 107:10), affliction; giving silver for iron (Isa. 60:17), prosperity.
Iron -- U.S. County in Michigan
Population (2000): 13138
Housing Units (2000): 8772
Land area (2000): 1166.355280 sq. miles (3020.846180 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 44.665114 sq. miles (115.682109 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1211.020394 sq. miles (3136.528289 sq. km)
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 46.196152 N, 88.561747 W
Headwords:
Iron
Iron, MI
Iron County
Iron County, MI
Iron -- U.S. County in Missouri
Population (2000): 10697
Housing Units (2000): 4907
Land area (2000): 551.339034 sq. miles (1427.961482 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.713741 sq. miles (1.848581 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 552.052775 sq. miles (1429.810063 sq. km)
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 37.539303 N, 90.743905 W
Headwords:
Iron
Iron, MO
Iron County
Iron County, MO
Iron -- U.S. County in Utah
Population (2000): 33779
Housing Units (2000):13618
Land area (2000): 3297.975636 sq. miles (8541.717322 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.865699 sq. miles (10.012113 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3301.841335 sq. miles (8551.729435 sq. km)
Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location: 37.784276 N, 113.227675 W
Headwords:
Iron
Iron, UT
Iron County
Iron County, UT
Iron -- U.S. County in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 6861
Housing Units (2000): 5706
Land area (2000):757.232077 sq. miles (1961.221992 sq. km)
Water area (2000):162.006563 sq. miles (419.595054 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 919.238640 sq. miles (2380.817046 sq. km)
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 46.283595 N, 90.203904 W
Headwords:
Iron
Iron, WI
Iron County
Iron County, WI
Ironbark tree () (Bot.) The Australian Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, used largely by carpenters and shipbuilders; -- called also ironwood.
Also applied to other Australian eucalyptuses with a hard,
solid bark.
Ironbound (a.) Bound as with iron;
rugged; as, an ironbound coast.
Ironbound (a.) Rigid; unyielding; as, ironbound traditions.
Iron-cased (a.) Cased or covered with iron, as a vessel; ironclad.
Ironclad (a.) Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare.
Ironclad (a.) Rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or pledge. [Colloq.]
Ironclad (n.) A naval vessel having the parts above water covered and protected by iron or steel usually in large plates closely joined and made sufficiently thick and strong to resist heavy shot. Modern naval vessels are made of steel throughout, and this term is only used in historical contexts.
Ironclad (a.) Having an outer covering of iron or steel; as, an ironclad war vessel.
Ironclad (a.) So strong or secure as to be unbreakable; as, an ironclad contract. Irone
Ironclad (a.) Sheathed in iron plates for protection.
Ironclad (a.) Inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable; "brassbound traditions"; "brassbound party loyalists"; "an ironclad rule" [syn: ironclad, brassbound].
Ironclad (n.) A wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor.
Ironer (n.) One who, or that which, irons.
Iron-fisted (a.) Closefisted; stingy; mean.
Iron-fisted (a.) Ruthless; tyrranical; allowing no opposition; as, an iron-fisted tyrant. Iron Gate
Iron-gray (a.) 鐵灰色的 Of a gray color, somewhat resembling that of iron freshly broken.
Iron-gray (n.) An iron-gray color; also, a horse of this color.
Iron-gray (a.) Of the grey color of iron [syn: iron-grey, iron-gray].
Iron-gray (n.) The color of freshly broken cast iron [syn: iron-grey, iron-gray].
Ironheads (n.) (Bot.) A European composite herb ({Centaurea nigra); -- so called from the resemblance of its knobbed head to an iron ball fixed on a long handle. -- Dr. Prior.
Iron-hearted (a.) Hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel; as, an iron-hearted master. -- Cowper.
Ironic (a.) Ironical. -- Sir T. Herbert.
Ironic (a.) Humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic emark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: dry, ironic, ironical, wry].
Ironic (a.) Characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely" [syn: ironic, ironical].
Ironical (a.) 冷嘲的，挖苦的；具有諷刺意味的；出乎意料的；用反語的；愛挖苦人的 Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark.
Ironical (a.) Addicted to the use of irony; given to irony. -- I*ron"ic*al*ly, adv. -- I*ron"ic*al*ness, n.
Ironical (a.) Characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely" [syn: ironic, ironical].
Ironical (a.) Humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: dry, ironic, ironical, wry].
Ironically (adv.) 說反話地；諷刺地 Contrary to plan or expectation; "ironically, he ended up losing money under his own plan".
Ironically (adv.) In an ironic manner; "she began to mimic him ironically".
Ironing (n.) The act or process of smoothing, as clothes, with hot flatirons.
Ironing (n.) The clothes ironed.
Ironing board, A flat board, upon which clothes are laid while being ironed.
Ironing (n.) Garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed; "there was a basketful of ironing to do".
Ironing (n.) The work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles.
Ironish (a.) Resembling iron, as in taste. -- Wood.
Ironist (n.) One who uses irony.
Ironist (n.) A humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm [syn: satirist, ironist, ridiculer].
Ironmaster (n.) A manufacturer of iron, or large dealer therein. -- Bp. Hurd.
Ironmonger (n.) A dealer in iron or hardware.
Ironmonger (n.) Someone who sells hardware; "in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger" [syn: ironmonger, hardwareman].
Ironmonger (n.) A store selling hardware; "in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop" [syn: hardware store, ironmonger, ironmonger's shop].
Ironmonger (n.) [IBM] A hardware specialist (derogatory). Compare sandbender, polygon pusher.
Ironmongery (n.) Hardware; a general name for all articles made of iron. -- Gwilt.
Ironmongery (n.) The merchandise that is sold in an ironmonger's shop.
Iron-sick (a.) (Naut.) Having the ironwork loose or corroded; -- said of a ship when her bolts and nails are so eaten with rust that she has become leaky.
Iron-sided (a.) Having iron sides, or very firm sides.
Ironside (n.) A man of great strength and endurance, especially on who is brave. Ironside
Ironside, Ironsides (prop. n.) A nickname for Oliver Cromwell.
Ironside, Ironsides (prop. n.) A nickname for Edmund II of England. -- RHUD
Ironside (n.) A man of great strength or bravery.
Ironsides (n.) 勇敢果斷的人；裝甲艦 A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; -- applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry.
Old Ironsides. (U. S. Hist.) A nickname for the U.S.S. Constitution, a sailing ship which fought in the American Revolutionary war, and now functions as a floating museum in Boston harbor. It was given its nickname because cannonballs bounced off its hard wooden sides.
Ironsides (n.) English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658) [syn: Cromwell, Oliver Cromwell, Ironsides].
Ironsmith (n.) A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of iron; a blacksmith.
Ironsmith (n.) (Zool.) An East Indian barbet ({Megalaima faber), inhabiting the Island of Hainan. The name alludes to its note, which resembles the sounds made by a smith.
Ironstone (n.) A hard, earthy ore of iron.
Ironstone (n.) Ironstone china.
Clay ironstone. See under Clay.
Ironstone china, A hard white pottery, first made in England during the 18th century.
Ironware (n.) Articles made of iron, as household utensils, tools, and the like.
Ironware (n.) Instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal [syn: hardware, ironware].
Ironweed (n.) (Bot.) A tall weed with purplish flowers ({Vernonia Noveboracensis). The name is also applied to other plants of the same genus.
Ironweed (n.) Any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue [syn: ironweed, vernonia].
Hornbeam (n.) (Bot.) Carpinus+({Carpinus+Americana">A tree of the genus Carpinus ({Carpinus Americana), having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the United States, and is also called ironwood. The English hornbeam is Carpinus Betulus. The American is called also blue beech and water beech.
Hop hornbeam. (Bot.) See under Hop.
Ironbark, Ironbark tree (Bot.) The Australian Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, used largely by carpenters and shipbuilders; -- called also ironwood. Also applied to other Australian eucalyptuses with a hard, solid bark
Ironwood (n.) (Bot.) A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood.
Note: In the United States, the hornbeam and the hop hornbeam are so called; also the Olneya Tesota, a small tree of Arizona; in the West Indies, the Erythroxylon areolatum, and several other unrelated trees; in China, the Metrosideros vera; in India, the Mesua ferrea, and two species of Inga; in Australia, the Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, and in many countries, species of Sideroxylon and Diospyros, and many other trees.
Titi (n.) A tree of the southern United States ({Cliftonia monophylla) having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers succeeded by one-seeded drupes; -- called also black titi, buckwheat tree, and ironwood.
Titi (n.) Any related tree of the genus Cyrilla, often disting. As white titi.
Ironwood (n.) Handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties [syn: rose chestnut, ironwood, ironwood tree, Mesua ferrea].
Ironwood (n.) Exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees.
Ironwood (n.) A small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape [syn: iron tree, iron-tree, ironwood, ironwood tree].
Ironwood (n.) Medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America [syn: Eastern hop hornbeam, ironwood, ironwood tree, Ostrya virginiana].
Ironwood, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
Population (2000): 6293
Housing Units (2000): 3349
Land area (2000): 6.553472 sq. miles (16.973415 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.553472 sq. miles (16.973415 sq. km)
FIPS code: 41060
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 46.455931 N, 90.159378 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 49938
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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