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iron(2)(dictionary)
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Iron Age(dictionary)
iron man(dictionary)
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iron(encyclopedia)
tew-iron(dictionary)

iron(2) (iou) and CAB (law)


iron(2) (iou)



iron verb. LME.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Fit, cover, or arm with iron. Chiefly as pa. pple: see IRONED adjective 2. LME.
R. W. Emerson What if Trade..thatch with towns the prairie broad With railways ironed o'er. Lancashire Life We had to take our clogs to be 'ironed'.
verb trans. Shackle; put in irons. M17.
P. F. Tytler Wallace was cast into a dungeon and heavily ironed.
verb trans. & intrans. Smooth or press (cloth etc.) with a heated iron. Also transf. & fig., (foll. by out) smooth, flatten; resolve (a problem). L17.
P. Roth Dressed in a light, freshly laundered shirt whose lapels were ironed flat. Headlight The car is independently sprung and irons out the road very well. Ring He connected with the jab.., followed with a right. That..ironed Mike to the canvas.
b. verb intrans. Of a garment, material, etc.: become smooth by being pressed with an iron. M20.
Modern Language Notes The 'potential intransitive',..as..'this dress washes and irons..easily'.
[back-form. from IRONY noun.]
a. verb trans. Treat with irony, speak ironically to. Chiefly joc. M18.
b. verb intrans. Use irony, speak ironically. Chiefly joc. E19.
Comb.: iron-on adjective that can be attached to a fabric by ironing.
ironer noun a person who irons; spec. a person whose occupation is ironing clothes etc.: L18.

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