Ironworks


[ahy-ern-wurks] /ˈaɪ ərnˌwɜrks/

noun, plural ironworks. (used with a singular or plural verb)
1.
an establishment where iron is smelted or where it is cast or wrought.
[ahy-ern-wurk] /ˈaɪ ərnˌwɜrk/
noun
1.
in .
2.
objects or parts of objects made of :
ornamental ironwork.
/ˈaɪənˌwɜːks/
noun
1.
(sometimes functioning as sing) a building in which iron is smelted, cast, or wrought
/ˈaɪənˌwɜːk/
noun
1.
work done in iron, esp decorative work
2.
the craft or practice of working in iron
n.

early 15c., from iron (n.) + work (n.).

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