Webster's Dictionary 1913

4780

Ironheads

I″ron‐heads′ (?), n.(Bot.) A European composite herb (Centaurea nigra); — so called from the resemblance of its knobbed head to an iron ball fixed on a long handle. Dr. Prior.

4781

Ironic

I‐ron″ic (?), a. Ironical. Sir T. Herbert.

4782

Ironical

I‐ron″ic‐al (?), a. [LL. ironicus, Gr. � dissembling: cf. F. ironique. See Irony.]1. Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony; as, an ironical rem...

4783

Ironing

I″ron‐ing (?), n. 1. The act or process of smoothing, as clothes, with hot flatirons.2. The clothes ironed.Ironing board, a flat board, upon which clothes are laid while being i...

4784

Ironish

I″ron‐ish, a. Resembling iron, as in taste. Wood.

4785

Ironist

I″ron‐ist (?), n. One who uses irony.

4786

Ironmaster

I″ron‐mas′ter (?), n. A manufacturer of iron, or large dealer therein. Bp. Hurd.

4787

Ironmonger

I″ron‐mon′ger (?), n. A dealer in iron or hardware.

4788

Ironmongery

I″ron‐mon′ger‐y (?), n. Hardware; a general name for all articles made of iron. Gwilt.

4789

Ironsides

I″ron‐sides″ (?), n. A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; — applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry.

4790

Ironsmith

I″ron‐smith′ (?), n. 1. A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of iron; a blacksmith.2. (Zoöl.) An East Indian barbet (Megalaima faber), inhabiting the Island of H...

4791

Ironstone

I″ron‐stone′ (?), n. A hard, earthy ore of iron.Clay ironstone. See under Clay. — Ironstone china, a hard white pottery, first made in England during the 18th century.

4792

Ironware

I″ron‐ware′ (?), n. Articles made of iron, as household utensils, tools, and the like.

4793

Ironweed

I″ron‐weed′ (?), n.(Bot.) A tall weed with purplish flowers (Vernonia Noveboracensis). The name is also applied to other plants of the same genus.

4794

Ironwood

I″ron‐wood′ (?), n.(Bot.) A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood.☞ In the United States, the hornbeam and the hop hornbeam are so called; also the Olneya Tesota, a small t...

4795

Ironwork

I″ron‐work′ (?), n. Anything made of iron; — a general name of such parts or pieces of a building, vessel, carriage, etc., as consist of iron.

4796

Ironwort

I″ron‐wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) An herb of the Mint family (Sideritis), supposed to heal sword cuts; also, a species of Galeopsis.

4797

Irony

I″ron‐y (?), a. [From Iron.]1. Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles. Woodward.2. Resembling iron in taste, hardness, or other p...

4798

Irony (2)

I″ron‐y (?), n. [L. ironia, Gr. � dissimulation, fr. � a dissembler in speech, fr. � to speak; perh. akin to E. word: cf. F. ironie.]1. Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the ...

4799

Iroquoian

Ir′o‐quoi″an (ĭr′ō̍‐kwoi″an), a. Of, pertaining to, or designating, one of the principal linguistic stocks of the North American Indians. The territory of the northern Iroquoian...

4800

Iroquois

Ir′o‐quois″ (?), n. sing. & pl.(Ethnol.) A powerful and warlike confederacy of Indian tribes, formerly inhabiting Central New York and constituting most of the Five Nations. Als...

4801

Irous

I″rous (?), a. [OF. iros, from ire. See Ire.] Irascible; passionate. Chaucer.

4802

Irp

{ Irp, Irpe } (ẽrp), n. A fantastic grimace or contortion of the body.Smirks and irps and all affected humors. B. Jonson.

4803

Irp (2)

Irp (ẽrp), a. Making irps. B. Jonson.

4804

Irradiance

{ Ir‐ra″di‐ance (ĭr‐rā″dĭ‐ans), Ir‐ra″di‐an‐cy (–an‐sy̆), } n. [From Irradiant.]1. The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.2. That which irradiates or is irradiated; l...

4805

Irradiant

Ir‐ra″di‐ant (–ant), a. [L. irradians, -antis, p. pr. See Irradiate.] Irradiating or illuminating; as, the irradiant moon. Boyse.

4806

Irradiate

Ir‐ra″di‐ate (–āt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Irradiated (–ā′tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n.Irradiating (–ā′tĭng).] [L. irradiatus, p. p. of irradiate. See In-in, and Radiate.]1. To throw rays o...