Vocabulary : Iron-sick to Ironwort
Iron-sick : 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 : Having iron sides, or very firm sides.
Ironsides : A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; -- applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry.
Ironsmith : A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of iron; a blacksmith. ;; 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 : A hard, earthy ore of iron.
Ironware : Articles made of iron, as household utensils, tools, and the like.
Ironweed : A tall weed with purplish flowers (Vernonia Noveboracensis). The name is also applied to other plants of the same genus.
Ironwood : A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood.
Ironwork : Anything made of iron; -- a general name of such parts or pieces of a building, vessel, carriage, etc., as consist of iron.
Ironwort : An herb of the Mint family (Sideritis), supposed to heal sword cuts; also, a species of Galeopsis.
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