ironware

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noun

Articles made of iron, as household utensils, tools, and the like.

Similar
hardware
OriginMiddle English ware ← Old English waru ← Proto-West Germanic *waru →
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Meanings

nounironware (countable and uncountable, plural ironwares)

plural ironwares

  1. countableuncountableArticles made of iron, as household utensils, tools, and the like.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouninstrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal

Similar
hardware
Broader
instrumentalityinstrumentationmeans
Also see
hardware

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ēsh₂r̥no-der.?
  2. Proto-Celtic*īsarnom
  3. Proto-Germanic*īsarną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*īsarn
  5. Old Englishīsern
  6. Old Englishīren
  7. Middle Englishiren
  8. Englishiron
  9. Proto-Germanic*warō
  10. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  11. Old Englishwaru
  12. Middle Englishware
  13. Englishironware

From iron + -ware.

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Translations

Bulgarian железария
  • железария (železarija)articles made of iron
Chinese Mandarin 鐵器 /铁器, 鐵製品 /铁制品
  • 鐵器 /铁器 (tiěqì)articles made of iron
  • 鐵製品 /铁制品 (tiězhìpǐn)articles made of iron
Finnish rautatavara, rautaesine
  • rautatavaraarticles made of iron
  • rautaesinearticles made of iron
Irish earraí iarainn
  • earraí iarainnarticles made of iron
Korean 철기, 철제품
  • 철기 (cheolgi)articles made of iron
  • 철제품 (cheoljepum)articles made of iron
Persian چیلان
  • چیلان (čilân)articles made of iron
Polish wyroby żelazne
  • wyroby żelaznearticles made of iron
Swahili chuma
  • chumaarticles made of iron
Ukrainian мета́ловироби, залі́зні ви́роби
  • мета́ловироби (metálovyroby)articles made of iron
  • залі́зні ви́роби (zalízni výroby)articles made of iron
Cite this entry
APA

ironware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ironware

MLA

“ironware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ironware. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ironware,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ironware.

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