iron-headedadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌɪənˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈaɪ(ə)rnˌhɛdəd/

Forms: see iron n.¹ and headed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron adj., headed adj.

Etymology: < iron adj. + headed adj.In sense 2a after Ottoman Turkish demirbaş, lit. ‘ironhead’ ( < demir iron + baş head; Turkish demirbaş ), of uncertain motivation. It is often taken to refer to financial support received by Charles XII of Sweden from the Ottoman government during his stay in the Empire (1709–13), or to him outstaying his welcome, but the senses ‘fixtures and fittings’, ‘contents of an inventory’, ‘fixed assets’ upon which these interpretations depend are apparently not attested in Ottoman Turkish before the 19th cent. In later use in English often reinterpreted as showing sense 2b (compare quot. 1902 at sense 2a for the view underlying such a reinterpretation, and quot. 1950² at sense 2b).

1. Of a tool, weapon, or other object: having an iron head; tipped with iron.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered > plated or tipped

iron-shod?a1400

iron-headed1588

steel-head1590

steel-headed1590

clouted1622

steelen1629

iron-plated1640

1588 E. Spenser Virgils Gnat 653 His yron-headed spade tho making cleene, To dig up sods out of the flowrie grasse.

1614 A. Gorges tr. Lucan Pharsalia iii. 110 Those deadly wounds the life that parts, Are not from Iron-headed darts.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 78 Volscians arm'd with Iron-headed Darts.

1754 London Mag. Dec. 550/2 An iron-headed oaken-stick in his hand.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §201 It is beat by iron-headed Stampers upon an iron bed.

1820 W. Scott Abbot I. x. 209 A door well clenched with iron-headed nails.

1857 Chambers's Information for People (new ed.) II. 693/2 It is necessary to use an iron-headed club to jerk the ball towards the hole.

1914 Pop. Mech. Feb. 215/1 Shooting small animals with bows and iron-headed arrows.

1955 R. Browning Hist. Golf 145 Even the niblicks were originally wooden clubs: the first iron-headed niblicks were excessively short in the blade.

1999 R. Deakin Waterlog (2000) xv. 180 I used the weed-crome I have improvised out of an iron-headed garden rake.

2. Of a person.

a. Designating King Charles XII of Sweden (1682–1718).See note in etymology.

ΚΠ

1742 C. Cibber Let. to Pope 5 I will so far imitate this Iron-headed Hero (as the Turks called the late King of Sweden) as always to keep my Temper.

1786 J. M. Adair Med. Cautions v. ii. 157 One [female plenipo] to Charles the XIIth of Sweden, whose embassy failed, merely from want of gallantry and politesse in the iron-headed Monarch.

1830 W. Scott Tales of Grandfather 3rd Ser. II. iv. 132 The probable consequences which might have arisen from the iron-headed Swede placing himself at the head of an army of Highland enthusiasts.

1902 T. L. K. Oliphant Rome & Reform II. iv. 287 The iron-headed madman who was the cause not only of the downfall of Sweden, but also of the ruin of Poland.

2005 C. Finkel Osman's Dream (2006) xi. 333 King Charles XII of Sweden—known to the Ottomans as ‘Iron-Headed’ Charles—marched south against Augustus II of Poland.

b. Hard-headed, determined, unwavering; stubborn, obstinate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective]

stallc1275

unflichinga1340

adviseda1393

affirmed1440

constant1481

resolved1518

resolute1522

well-settled?1532

ratified1533

unbashed1536

bent1548

well-resolved1565

unabashed1571

determinate1587

undaunted1587

peremptory1589

confirmed1594

decretal1608

pight1608

intent1610

definitivea1616

unshrinkinga1616

naylessa1618

pitched1642

decisive1658

martyrly1659

certain1667

fell1667

decretory1674

martyrial1678

decretorian1679

invariable1696

unflinching1728

hell-bent1731

decided1767

determined1773

iron-headed1787

adamantine1788

unwincing1802

stick-at-nothing1805

adamant1816

hard-set1818

rock-like1833

bound1844

do-or-die1851

unbased1860

focused1888

capable de tout1899

purposive1903

go-for-broke1946

hard rock1947

take-no-shit1992

1787 Brit. Mercury 6 Aug. 167 The wager was closed, and the iron-headed gentleman who made the bet took his station, while his friend traversed the ground and discharged his pistol.

1800 Commerc. & Agric. Mag. Aug. 104 No sooner does the eye of watchfulness leave, than these iron headed fellows directly fall on to improve, as they fancy, their own way, on what they have been instructed.

1852 G. C. Mundy Our Antipodes II. vi. 137 The burly baron of feudal times..those iron-clad, iron-fisted, and iron-headed nobles despised all manner of clerk-craft.

1909 A. F. Beard Story of J. F. Oberlin i. 17 They are all frightfully ignorant and untractable and proud of their ignorance. It is an iron-headed people, a population of Cyclops.

1950 Baseball Digest June 73/1 Listen, you iron-headed Dutchman.

1950 H. C. Wilkinson Bermuda in Old Empire iv. 99 That bewildering martinet, Charles XII of Sweden, the most ‘iron-headed’ soldier of that time.

1999 J. E. Wideman in Callaloo 22 560 The weight of fighting and loving us iron-headed, ungrateful brats.

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

单词	iron-headed
释义	iron-headedadj. Brit. /ˌʌɪənˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S. /ˈaɪ(ə)rnˌhɛdəd/ Forms: see iron n.¹ and headed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron adj., headed adj. Etymology: < iron adj. + headed adj.In sense 2a after Ottoman Turkish demirbaş, lit. ‘ironhead’ ( < demir iron + baş head; Turkish demirbaş ), of uncertain motivation. It is often taken to refer to financial support received by Charles XII of Sweden from the Ottoman government during his stay in the Empire (1709–13), or to him outstaying his welcome, but the senses ‘fixtures and fittings’, ‘contents of an inventory’, ‘fixed assets’ upon which these interpretations depend are apparently not attested in Ottoman Turkish before the 19th cent. In later use in English often reinterpreted as showing sense 2b (compare quot. 1902 at sense 2a for the view underlying such a reinterpretation, and quot. 1950² at sense 2b). 1. Of a tool, weapon, or other object: having an iron head; tipped with iron. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered > plated or tipped iron-shod?a1400 iron-headed1588 steel-head1590 steel-headed1590 clouted1622 steelen1629 iron-plated1640 1588 E. Spenser Virgils Gnat 653 His yron-headed spade tho making cleene, To dig up sods out of the flowrie grasse. 1614 A. Gorges tr. Lucan Pharsalia iii. 110 Those deadly wounds the life that parts, Are not from Iron-headed darts. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 78 Volscians arm'd with Iron-headed Darts. View more context for this quotation 1754 London Mag. Dec. 550/2 An iron-headed oaken-stick in his hand. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §201 It is beat by iron-headed Stampers upon an iron bed. 1820 W. Scott Abbot I. x. 209 A door well clenched with iron-headed nails. 1857 Chambers's Information for People (new ed.) II. 693/2 It is necessary to use an iron-headed club to jerk the ball towards the hole. 1914 Pop. Mech. Feb. 215/1 Shooting small animals with bows and iron-headed arrows. 1955 R. Browning Hist. Golf 145 Even the niblicks were originally wooden clubs: the first iron-headed niblicks were excessively short in the blade. 1999 R. Deakin Waterlog (2000) xv. 180 I used the weed-crome I have improvised out of an iron-headed garden rake. 2. Of a person. a. Designating King Charles XII of Sweden (1682–1718).See note in etymology. ΚΠ 1742 C. Cibber Let. to Pope 5 I will so far imitate this Iron-headed Hero (as the Turks called the late King of Sweden) as always to keep my Temper. 1786 J. M. Adair Med. Cautions v. ii. 157 One [female plenipo] to Charles the XIIth of Sweden, whose embassy failed, merely from want of gallantry and politesse in the iron-headed Monarch. 1830 W. Scott Tales of Grandfather 3rd Ser. II. iv. 132 The probable consequences which might have arisen from the iron-headed Swede placing himself at the head of an army of Highland enthusiasts. 1902 T. L. K. Oliphant Rome & Reform II. iv. 287 The iron-headed madman who was the cause not only of the downfall of Sweden, but also of the ruin of Poland. 2005 C. Finkel Osman's Dream (2006) xi. 333 King Charles XII of Sweden—known to the Ottomans as ‘Iron-Headed’ Charles—marched south against Augustus II of Poland. b. Hard-headed, determined, unwavering; stubborn, obstinate. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective] stallc1275 unflichinga1340 adviseda1393 affirmed1440 constant1481 resolved1518 resolute1522 well-settled?1532 ratified1533 unbashed1536 bent1548 well-resolved1565 unabashed1571 determinate1587 undaunted1587 peremptory1589 confirmed1594 decretal1608 pight1608 intent1610 definitivea1616 unshrinkinga1616 naylessa1618 pitched1642 decisive1658 martyrly1659 certain1667 fell1667 decretory1674 martyrial1678 decretorian1679 invariable1696 unflinching1728 hell-bent1731 decided1767 determined1773 iron-headed1787 adamantine1788 unwincing1802 stick-at-nothing1805 adamant1816 hard-set1818 rock-like1833 bound1844 do-or-die1851 unbased1860 focused1888 capable de tout1899 purposive1903 go-for-broke1946 hard rock1947 take-no-shit1992 1787 Brit. Mercury 6 Aug. 167 The wager was closed, and the iron-headed gentleman who made the bet took his station, while his friend traversed the ground and discharged his pistol. 1800 Commerc. & Agric. Mag. Aug. 104 No sooner does the eye of watchfulness leave, than these iron headed fellows directly fall on to improve, as they fancy, their own way, on what they have been instructed. 1852 G. C. Mundy Our Antipodes II. vi. 137 The burly baron of feudal times..those iron-clad, iron-fisted, and iron-headed nobles despised all manner of clerk-craft. 1909 A. F. Beard Story of J. F. Oberlin i. 17 They are all frightfully ignorant and untractable and proud of their ignorance. It is an iron-headed people, a population of Cyclops. 1950 Baseball Digest June 73/1 Listen, you iron-headed Dutchman. 1950 H. C. Wilkinson Bermuda in Old Empire iv. 99 That bewildering martinet, Charles XII of Sweden, the most ‘iron-headed’ soldier of that time. 1999 J. E. Wideman in Callaloo 22 560 The weight of fighting and loving us iron-headed, ungrateful brats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1588
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