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How to pronounce ironwork in English?

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Type of piece of work, work


the houses had much ornamental ironwork.

Examples of ironwork

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We had a short driveway full of weeds, a square of lawn, a black ironwork fence.
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If I saw a wall that needed ironwork, I'd knock on the door and offer my services.
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To keep the decor authentic, all of the ironwork and wood was made in Belfast.
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Newton uses a power hammer named Little Giant in his ironwork studio in Broomfield.
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The exterior will feature a metal and ironwork pattern that evokes a historic look.
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Some of the ironwork was produced for the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash, Cornwall.
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Dresses and capes enclosed the models within the looping patterns of wrought ironwork.
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There's some really nice ironwork furniture with little birds and animals on it, too.
From the guardian.co.uk
Then we ascended in an open ironwork elevator to an upper floor and I was let into 3A.
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  • Work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc); "the houses had much ornamental ironwork"
  • (ironworks) the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made
  • Ironwork is any weapon, artwork, utensil or architectural feature made of iron especially used for decoration. There are two main types of ironwork wrought iron and cast iron. ...
  • (Ironworking) The history of ferrous metallurgy began far back in prehistory. The earliest surviving iron artefacts, from the 5th millennium BC in Iran and 2nd millennium BC in China, were made from meteoritic iron-nickel. ...
  • (Ironworks (record label)) Ironworks is a small independent record label created and owned by the lead actor of the Fox TV hit series 24, Kiefer Sutherland, and his long time friend and fellow musician, Jude Cole.
  • (Ironworks) A collective name that describes a blast furnace, forge, mill, foundry, and/or specialty shop.
  • Usually refers to decorative ironwork on old buildings such as that seen in the French Quarter, New Orleans, La. See also Cast Iron and Metalwork.
  • Building and structure elements that have been made out of iron, including gates, ornamental scrolls and delicate ornamental work. Some fine ironwork has survived in medieval buildings of worship, such as Winchester Cathedral.
  • A comprehensive term for iron fashioned to be used decoratively or ornamentally, as opposed to structurally.