ironmongery

[ ahy-ern-muhng-guh-ree, -mong- ]

/ ˈaɪ ərnˌmʌŋ gə ri, -ˌmɒŋ- /

noun, plural i·ron·mon·ger·ies.British.

a hardware store or business.

the stock of a hardware store; hardware.

Origin of ironmongery

First recorded in 1705–15; ironmonger + -y³

Words nearby ironmongery

iron man, ironmaster, iron meteorite, iron mold, ironmonger, ironmongery, iron-on, iron out, iron oxide, iron pan, iron-pumper

Example sentences from the Web for ironmongery

I made one last desperate turn and found myself among lamps and ironmongery.
The Invisible Man|H. G. Wells
Back in the old days, the blacksmith just made every bit of ironmongery everyone needed, one piece at a time, at his forge.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
So does the ironmongery—candle-boxes, and gridirons, and that sort of necessaries—because those things tell, and mount up.
David Copperfield|Charles Dickens
But now they go to see about settling the matter with ironmongery.
The Rising of the Court|Henry Lawson

Don Mateo's right hand in all these festivities was Severino, of the ironmongery shop.
The Fourth Estate, vol. 2|Armando Palacio Valds

单词	ironmongery
释义	ironmongery [ ahy-ern-muhng-guh-ree, -mong- ] / ˈaɪ ərnˌmʌŋ gə ri, -ˌmɒŋ- / noun, plural i·ron·mon·ger·ies.British. a hardware store or business. the stock of a hardware store; hardware. Origin of ironmongery First recorded in 1705–15; ironmonger + -y³ Words nearby ironmongery iron man, ironmaster, iron meteorite, iron mold, ironmonger, ironmongery, iron-on, iron out, iron oxide, iron pan, iron-pumper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ironmongery I made one last desperate turn and found myself among lamps and ironmongery. The Invisible Man\|H. G. Wells Back in the old days, the blacksmith just made every bit of ironmongery everyone needed, one piece at a time, at his forge. Makers\|Cory Doctorow So does the ironmongery—candle-boxes, and gridirons, and that sort of necessaries—because those things tell, and mount up. David Copperfield\|Charles Dickens But now they go to see about settling the matter with ironmongery. The Rising of the Court\|Henry Lawson Don Mateo's right hand in all these festivities was Severino, of the ironmongery shop. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2\|Armando Palacio Valds
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