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ironwork

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i·ron·work  (rn-wûrk)
n.
Work in iron, such as gratings and rails.
ironwork
Noun
work done in iron, esp. decorative work
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Noun1.ironworkironwork - work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc); "the houses had much ornamental ironwork"
piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"
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Lofty pillars formed of cannon, superposed upon huge mortars as a base, supported the fine ironwork of the arches, a perfect piece of cast-iron lacework.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
The doors had been torn from their hinges and removed; the linings had been stripped off, only a shred hanging here and there by a rusty nail; the lamps were gone, the poles had long since vanished, the ironwork was rusty, the paint was worn away; the wind whistled through the chinks in the bare woodwork; and the rain, which had collected on the roofs, fell, drop by drop, into the insides with a hollow and melancholy sound.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
Besides, even if he had tried to do it, he would have brought all that ironwork down to the ground.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Leroux, Gaston View in context
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