单词 | iron foundry |
释义 | iron foundryn. A foundry in which castings of iron or iron alloy are made. Also: the work of making such castings. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > founding or casting > product of iron foundry1686 casting1884 foundry1890 society > occupation and work > workplace > places for working with specific materials > place for working with metal > [noun] > for founding > types of iron foundry1686 brass-foundry1716 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > iron > [noun] > type of iron > cast iron font1578 yetling iron1578 cast iron1665 iron foundry1686 yetling1769 metal1858 1686 Philos. Trans. 1685 (Royal Soc.) 15 1081 (heading) Salt of the ashes out of an iron foundery. 1788 Eng. Described 223 The brazery, pewtery, brass-foundry, iron-foundry and iron-forgery businesses, find employment for a great number of hands. 1832 C. Babbage Econ. Machinery & Manuf. (ed. 3) xxiv. 239 The gases issuing from the chimnies of iron-foundries. 1895 Daily News 21 Jan. 9/1 It has imparted a stimulus to business in plumbers' ironfoundry. 1977 Audubon May 157/2 A group of iron foundries upwind of the famous Indian monument, have been discoloring and pockmarking its gleaming white marble. 2012 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 14 Mar. 5 Is it likely that alternative iron foundries which currently produce automotive, mining or other castings could commence supply of rail castings? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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