iron clothn.

Brit.

/ˌʌɪən ˈklɒθ/, U.S.

/ˌaɪ(ə)rn ˈklɔθ/,

/ˌaɪ(ə)rn ˈklɑθ/

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

Etymology: < iron n.¹ + cloth n.

†1. Chain mail. Obsolete.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > [noun] > mail-armour

mailc1330

mailurec1450

couplet-harness1609

chain-armoura1797

ring armoura1797

ring-mail1804

chain-mail1822

iron cloth1840

mail armour1845

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > other cleaning methods, devices, or substances > [noun] > devices

comb-brush1611

pickler1758

pegwood1822

bottle washer1826

knife-board1829

riper1880

file-card1884

iron cloth1889

bottle-cleaner1896

soot-blower1930

1840 O. Dean Diary 20 Aug. in Ladies' Repository (1873) Nov. 329/1 The most ancient coat or mail was an iron cloth made of wire.

1855 J. Hewitt Anc. Armour I. 238 Beneath the..chain-mail was worn a coif of softer material, to mitigate the roughness of the iron-cloth.

1889 Cent. Dict. Iron-cloth,..2. Chain-mail of modern fabrication, made for cleansing greasy vessels.

2. Fine mesh made from iron; (later more generally) wire mesh.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textiles from minerals > [noun]

amiantus1725

amiantc1815

iron cloth1854

1854 Jrnl. Agric. July 430 The important epoch in the history of dressing-machines was the period of introduction of the machines in which the flour was dressed through iron cloth.

1895 A. G. Charleton Rep. Bk. Mining Engineers 50 The kind of screens used, whether Russia iron, bronze, tin, or iron-cloth, round holes or slot punched, size, wear and number of holes.

1922 Year Bk. N.Y. Soc. Architects 319/1 (advt.) Bronze screen cloth..costs much less in the long run than galvanized or painted iron cloth.

2003 M. L. Rosenzweig Win-win Ecol. i. 6 Divers wire them [sc. coral fragments] to a meshwork of iron cloth where they start to grow, soon covering and enveloping their artificial iron matrix.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	iron cloth
释义	iron clothn. Brit. /ˌʌɪən ˈklɒθ/, U.S. /ˌaɪ(ə)rn ˈklɔθ/, /ˌaɪ(ə)rn ˈklɑθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron n.¹, cloth n. Etymology: < iron n.¹ + cloth n. †1. Chain mail. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > [noun] > mail-armour mailc1330 mailurec1450 couplet-harness1609 chain-armoura1797 ring armoura1797 ring-mail1804 chain-mail1822 iron cloth1840 mail armour1845 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > other cleaning methods, devices, or substances > [noun] > devices comb-brush1611 pickler1758 pegwood1822 bottle washer1826 knife-board1829 riper1880 file-card1884 iron cloth1889 bottle-cleaner1896 soot-blower1930 1840 O. Dean Diary 20 Aug. in Ladies' Repository (1873) Nov. 329/1 The most ancient coat or mail was an iron cloth made of wire. 1855 J. Hewitt Anc. Armour I. 238 Beneath the..chain-mail was worn a coif of softer material, to mitigate the roughness of the iron-cloth. 1889 Cent. Dict. Iron-cloth,..2. Chain-mail of modern fabrication, made for cleansing greasy vessels. 2. Fine mesh made from iron; (later more generally) wire mesh. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textiles from minerals > [noun] amiantus1725 amiantc1815 iron cloth1854 1854 Jrnl. Agric. July 430 The important epoch in the history of dressing-machines was the period of introduction of the machines in which the flour was dressed through iron cloth. 1895 A. G. Charleton Rep. Bk. Mining Engineers 50 The kind of screens used, whether Russia iron, bronze, tin, or iron-cloth, round holes or slot punched, size, wear and number of holes. 1922 Year Bk. N.Y. Soc. Architects 319/1 (advt.) Bronze screen cloth..costs much less in the long run than galvanized or painted iron cloth. 2003 M. L. Rosenzweig Win-win Ecol. i. 6 Divers wire them [sc. coral fragments] to a meshwork of iron cloth where they start to grow, soon covering and enveloping their artificial iron matrix. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
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