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Definition of "ironware" [i•ron•ware]

  • Iron utensils and other products made of iron. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ironware" in a sentence
  • "Fortunately, all our ironware is vintage Le Cousances, with metal handles, and these pots shrug off such minor problems."
  • "Blankets, linens and ironware became common in England."
  • "Nevertheless, we were glad that it was over, for we were tired of stopping day after day to dry the bales and grease the tools and ironware, and of seeing all things of cloth and leather rot visibly before our eyes."