fire ironn.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪə ˌʌɪən/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)r ˌaɪ(ə)rn/

Forms: see fire n. and iron n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., iron n.¹

Etymology: < fire n. + iron n.¹ Compare Dutch vuurijzer (1546), Middle Low German vǖrīseren , Middle High German viurīsen (German Feuereisen , now rare), all denoting a piece of iron used for striking fire. Compare earlier firestone n. and the discussion at that entry.Compare also Middle Dutch vuurijzer (Dutch vuurijzer , now historical), and ( < Middle Dutch) Old Frisian fiurīrsen , Middle Low German vǖrīseren , the name of a coin originally minted under Charles the Bold, so called because it showed insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece, one of which is a fire iron (compare briquet n.).

1. A piece of iron or steel shaped for the purpose of striking fire with a flint. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > flint or steel

flinta700

firestoneeOE

pyritesOE

steelc1220

fire ironc1300

pyrite stonec1475

fire striker1483

furisonc1540

fusil1580

fire steel1585

flintstone1585

tindern iron1586

marcasite1682

briquet1823

fleerish1825

strike-a-light1870

c1300 St. Brendan (Harl.) (1844) 30 He brouȝte a fur-ire and a ston Forto smyte fur therwith.

a1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesworth (Cambr.) (1929) 437 Le fusil [glossed] vir hirne [v.r. fer hyren].

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 161 Fyyre yryn, to smyte wythe fyre, fugillus.

?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 47^v A fyre yrne, fugillus, fugillaris, percussor ignis.

c1500 Melusine (1895) 23 Raymondin..hadd kyndled the fyre with hys fyreyron.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 220/2 Fyre yron to stryke fyre with, fusil.

1787 W. Hutchinson Treat. Pract. Seamanship (ed. 2) 197 Holding up his right hand for his help mates to give the match or fire iron.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Homer's Hymn to Mercury xviii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 301 Mercury first found out for human weal Tinder-box, matches, fire-irons, flint and steel.

1997 C. Hess & T. Husband European Glass in J. Paul Getty Mus. iv. 214/1 On the shoulder of each wing sits a fire iron, or furison, in flames.

2. In plural. Implements for tending a fire, usually comprising a shovel, tongs, and poker. Also in singular: any of these implements.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > hearth or fireplace > (set of) fire irons

fire tree1566

fire irons1642

fire set1800

companion set1920

1642 Deep Sigh breath'd through White-hall sig. A2^v Nothing left but the bare Walls, and a cold Harth, from whence the Fire-irons are removed too.

a1756 E. Haywood New Present (1771) 252 To rub the stove and fire-irons.

1789 J. Christie Catal. Houshold Furnit. Duchess of Kingston 28 A set of fire irons, 2 green mixed damask festoon window curtains and a pole screen.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. vi. 153 The grate and fire-irons were burnished bright.

1886 J. K. Jerome Idle Thoughts (1889) 36 Hammering, shouting and rattling the fire-irons.

1960 C. Beaton Diary Feb. in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xxi. 315 His flat..was furnished in a bold style typical of him: heavy candlesticks, solid fire-irons, a huge lump of crystal on the low table.

1995 W. R. Dubin in B. S. Eichelman & A. C. Hartwig Patient Violence & Clinician vi. 58 During a fit of anger, he had beaten his brother with a fire iron.

1998 C. Chambers Learning to Swim (2005) xvi. 112 Rad was playing with the fire irons, shoving the poker into the coals until the end glowed orange.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fire iron
释义	fire ironn. Brit. /ˈfʌɪə ˌʌɪən/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)r ˌaɪ(ə)rn/ Forms: see fire n. and iron n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., iron n.¹ Etymology: < fire n. + iron n.¹ Compare Dutch vuurijzer (1546), Middle Low German vǖrīseren , Middle High German viurīsen (German Feuereisen , now rare), all denoting a piece of iron used for striking fire. Compare earlier firestone n. and the discussion at that entry.Compare also Middle Dutch vuurijzer (Dutch vuurijzer , now historical), and ( < Middle Dutch) Old Frisian fiurīrsen , Middle Low German vǖrīseren , the name of a coin originally minted under Charles the Bold, so called because it showed insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece, one of which is a fire iron (compare briquet n.). 1. A piece of iron or steel shaped for the purpose of striking fire with a flint. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > flint or steel flinta700 firestoneeOE pyritesOE steelc1220 fire ironc1300 pyrite stonec1475 fire striker1483 furisonc1540 fusil1580 fire steel1585 flintstone1585 tindern iron1586 marcasite1682 briquet1823 fleerish1825 strike-a-light1870 c1300 St. Brendan (Harl.) (1844) 30 He brouȝte a fur-ire and a ston Forto smyte fur therwith. a1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesworth (Cambr.) (1929) 437 Le fusil [glossed] vir hirne [v.r. fer hyren]. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 161 Fyyre yryn, to smyte wythe fyre, fugillus. ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 47^v A fyre yrne, fugillus, fugillaris, percussor ignis. c1500 Melusine (1895) 23 Raymondin..hadd kyndled the fyre with hys fyreyron. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 220/2 Fyre yron to stryke fyre with, fusil. 1787 W. Hutchinson Treat. Pract. Seamanship (ed. 2) 197 Holding up his right hand for his help mates to give the match or fire iron. a1822 P. B. Shelley Homer's Hymn to Mercury xviii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 301 Mercury first found out for human weal Tinder-box, matches, fire-irons, flint and steel. 1997 C. Hess & T. Husband European Glass in J. Paul Getty Mus. iv. 214/1 On the shoulder of each wing sits a fire iron, or furison, in flames. 2. In plural. Implements for tending a fire, usually comprising a shovel, tongs, and poker. Also in singular: any of these implements. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > hearth or fireplace > (set of) fire irons fire tree1566 fire irons1642 fire set1800 companion set1920 1642 Deep Sigh breath'd through White-hall sig. A2^v Nothing left but the bare Walls, and a cold Harth, from whence the Fire-irons are removed too. a1756 E. Haywood New Present (1771) 252 To rub the stove and fire-irons. 1789 J. Christie Catal. Houshold Furnit. Duchess of Kingston 28 A set of fire irons, 2 green mixed damask festoon window curtains and a pole screen. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. vi. 153 The grate and fire-irons were burnished bright. 1886 J. K. Jerome Idle Thoughts (1889) 36 Hammering, shouting and rattling the fire-irons. 1960 C. Beaton Diary Feb. in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xxi. 315 His flat..was furnished in a bold style typical of him: heavy candlesticks, solid fire-irons, a huge lump of crystal on the low table. 1995 W. R. Dubin in B. S. Eichelman & A. C. Hartwig Patient Violence & Clinician vi. 58 During a fit of anger, he had beaten his brother with a fire iron. 1998 C. Chambers Learning to Swim (2005) xvi. 112 Rad was playing with the fire irons, shoving the poker into the coals until the end glowed orange. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1300
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