Definition of iron

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Iron (n.) An instrument or utensil made of iron; -- chiefly in composition; as, a flatiron, a smoothing iron, etc..

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Barking Irons :: Barking irons () A pair of pistols.
Jamesonite :: "Jamesonite (n.) A steel-gray mineral, of metallic luster, commonly fibrous massive. It is a sulphide of antimony and lead, with a little iron..
Ferruginated :: Ferruginated (a.) Having the color or properties of the rust of iron.
Ironclad :: Ironclad (a.) Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare..
Heat :: Heat (v. t.) To make hot; to communicate heat to, or cause to grow warm; as, to heat an oven or furnace, an iron, or the like..
Wharf :: Wharf (n.) A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a pier..
Ferruginous :: Ferruginous (a.) Partaking of iron; containing particles of iron.
Handcuff :: Handcuff (n.) A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plural..
Whitesmith :: Whitesmith (n.) A worker in iron who finishes or polishes the work, in distinction from one who forges it..
Vallet''s Pills :: Vallet's pills () Pills containing sulphate of iron and carbonate of sodium, mixed with saccharine matter; -- called also Vallet's mass..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast; -- chiefly in the plural.
Cacoxenite :: Cacoxenite (n.) A hydrous phosphate of iron occurring in yellow radiated tufts. The phosphorus seriously injures it as an iron ore.
Incrustation :: Incrustation (n.) A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement..
Jointer :: Jointer (n.) A bent piece of iron inserted to strengthen the joints of a wall.
Wolframite :: Wolframite (n.) Tungstate of iron and manganese, generally of a brownish or grayish black color, submetallic luster, and high specific gravity. It occurs in cleavable masses, and also crystallized. Called also wolfram..
Smooth :: Smooth (a.) To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron..
Pyroxene :: Pyroxene (n.) A common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals, with a prismatic angle of nearly 90ยก, and also in massive forms which are often laminated. It varies in color from white to dark green and black, and includes many varieties differing in color and composition, as diopside, malacolite, salite, coccolite, augite, etc. They are all silicates of lime and magnesia with sometimes alumina and iron. Pyroxene is an essential constituent of many rocks, especially basic igneous rocks, as basa
Medoc :: Medoc (n.) A class of claret wines, including several varieties, from the district of Medoc in the department of Gironde..
Glazy :: Glazy (a.) Having a glazed appearance; -- said of the fractured surface of some kinds of pin iron.
Encompass :: Encompass (v. t.) To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world..
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