Definition of andiron in English:

andiron

nounˈandʌɪənˈænˌdaɪərn

A metal stand, typically one of a pair, for supporting wood burning in a fireplace.
Example sentencesExamples
- A stylish Philadelphia parlor is conceptually incomplete if the fireplace is not fitted with wrought-iron andirons and a cast-iron fireback.
- It is outfitted with andirons and matching tongs and shovel marked by David Phillips, a New York City brass founder.
- In 1873 he began designing andirons, grates, stove fronts, and other pieces of metalwork for the firm Barnard, Bishop, and Barnards of Norwich.
- These bold new exteriors required appropriate interiors, so architects and designers created everything from chairs and tables to drinking vessels and andirons in this flamboyant and romantic style.
- Antique andirons and fireplace tools survive in some quantity, but hard use has often taken its toll and they may be more decorative than useful today.
- The document listed coal scuttles, pokers, grates, and fenders, but only one set of andirons.
- Black paid twenty-six dollars for the brass andirons, stamped ‘John Molineux / Boston,’ and the matching, but unstamped, shovel and tongs.
- Although he had the skills to transform raw materials into the most complicated mechanical device known in eighteenth-century America, Burnap spent much of his time mending andirons, kettles, skillets, a ‘steeltrap,’ and a violin bow.
- Missing elements, including ornate fireplace mantles, intricately carved woodwork, beveled mirrors, and hand-made tiles and ornamental andirons, had to be recreated from photographs.
- By the time the summer was over she had bought andirons, lamps, candlesticks, and painted trays as well as needlework and furniture so that her ‘hotel bedroom began to look like a miniature museum,’ as she wrote.
- I stared into a fire we built on the very andirons where the good oak had blazed and warmed him.
- The eighteenth-century wrought-iron andirons are from New England.
- In the fireplace are a pair of brass andirons and a fender, American or English, dating from the early nineteenth century.
- Drawings of architectural metalwork, candlesticks, andirons, and plasterwork of the same earlier centuries fill his sketchbooks.
- The original kitchen fireplace remains, retaining its cast-iron cauldron and andirons, but it was refaced during the 1896 renovation with blue tiles purchased from Traitel Brothers, tile suppliers in New York City.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French andier, of unknown origin. The ending was altered by association with iron.

Definition of andiron in US English:

andiron

nounˈænˌdaɪərnˈanˌdīərn

A metal support, typically one of a pair, that holds wood burning in a fireplace.
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1873 he began designing andirons, grates, stove fronts, and other pieces of metalwork for the firm Barnard, Bishop, and Barnards of Norwich.
- Black paid twenty-six dollars for the brass andirons, stamped ‘John Molineux / Boston,’ and the matching, but unstamped, shovel and tongs.
- In the fireplace are a pair of brass andirons and a fender, American or English, dating from the early nineteenth century.
- Drawings of architectural metalwork, candlesticks, andirons, and plasterwork of the same earlier centuries fill his sketchbooks.
- These bold new exteriors required appropriate interiors, so architects and designers created everything from chairs and tables to drinking vessels and andirons in this flamboyant and romantic style.
- Missing elements, including ornate fireplace mantles, intricately carved woodwork, beveled mirrors, and hand-made tiles and ornamental andirons, had to be recreated from photographs.
- Antique andirons and fireplace tools survive in some quantity, but hard use has often taken its toll and they may be more decorative than useful today.
- It is outfitted with andirons and matching tongs and shovel marked by David Phillips, a New York City brass founder.
- A stylish Philadelphia parlor is conceptually incomplete if the fireplace is not fitted with wrought-iron andirons and a cast-iron fireback.
- The eighteenth-century wrought-iron andirons are from New England.
- The document listed coal scuttles, pokers, grates, and fenders, but only one set of andirons.
- The original kitchen fireplace remains, retaining its cast-iron cauldron and andirons, but it was refaced during the 1896 renovation with blue tiles purchased from Traitel Brothers, tile suppliers in New York City.
- Although he had the skills to transform raw materials into the most complicated mechanical device known in eighteenth-century America, Burnap spent much of his time mending andirons, kettles, skillets, a ‘steeltrap,’ and a violin bow.
- I stared into a fire we built on the very andirons where the good oak had blazed and warmed him.
- By the time the summer was over she had bought andirons, lamps, candlesticks, and painted trays as well as needlework and furniture so that her ‘hotel bedroom began to look like a miniature museum,’ as she wrote.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French andier, of unknown origin. The ending was altered by association with iron.

单词	andiron
释义	Definition of andiron in English: andiron nounˈandʌɪənˈænˌdaɪərn A metal stand, typically one of a pair, for supporting wood burning in a fireplace. Example sentencesExamples A stylish Philadelphia parlor is conceptually incomplete if the fireplace is not fitted with wrought-iron andirons and a cast-iron fireback. It is outfitted with andirons and matching tongs and shovel marked by David Phillips, a New York City brass founder. In 1873 he began designing andirons, grates, stove fronts, and other pieces of metalwork for the firm Barnard, Bishop, and Barnards of Norwich. These bold new exteriors required appropriate interiors, so architects and designers created everything from chairs and tables to drinking vessels and andirons in this flamboyant and romantic style. Antique andirons and fireplace tools survive in some quantity, but hard use has often taken its toll and they may be more decorative than useful today. The document listed coal scuttles, pokers, grates, and fenders, but only one set of andirons. Black paid twenty-six dollars for the brass andirons, stamped ‘John Molineux / Boston,’ and the matching, but unstamped, shovel and tongs. Although he had the skills to transform raw materials into the most complicated mechanical device known in eighteenth-century America, Burnap spent much of his time mending andirons, kettles, skillets, a ‘steeltrap,’ and a violin bow. Missing elements, including ornate fireplace mantles, intricately carved woodwork, beveled mirrors, and hand-made tiles and ornamental andirons, had to be recreated from photographs. By the time the summer was over she had bought andirons, lamps, candlesticks, and painted trays as well as needlework and furniture so that her ‘hotel bedroom began to look like a miniature museum,’ as she wrote. I stared into a fire we built on the very andirons where the good oak had blazed and warmed him. The eighteenth-century wrought-iron andirons are from New England. In the fireplace are a pair of brass andirons and a fender, American or English, dating from the early nineteenth century. Drawings of architectural metalwork, candlesticks, andirons, and plasterwork of the same earlier centuries fill his sketchbooks. The original kitchen fireplace remains, retaining its cast-iron cauldron and andirons, but it was refaced during the 1896 renovation with blue tiles purchased from Traitel Brothers, tile suppliers in New York City. Origin Middle English: from Old French andier, of unknown origin. The ending was altered by association with iron. Definition of andiron in US English: andiron nounˈænˌdaɪərnˈanˌdīərn A metal support, typically one of a pair, that holds wood burning in a fireplace. Example sentencesExamples In 1873 he began designing andirons, grates, stove fronts, and other pieces of metalwork for the firm Barnard, Bishop, and Barnards of Norwich. Black paid twenty-six dollars for the brass andirons, stamped ‘John Molineux / Boston,’ and the matching, but unstamped, shovel and tongs. In the fireplace are a pair of brass andirons and a fender, American or English, dating from the early nineteenth century. Drawings of architectural metalwork, candlesticks, andirons, and plasterwork of the same earlier centuries fill his sketchbooks. These bold new exteriors required appropriate interiors, so architects and designers created everything from chairs and tables to drinking vessels and andirons in this flamboyant and romantic style. Missing elements, including ornate fireplace mantles, intricately carved woodwork, beveled mirrors, and hand-made tiles and ornamental andirons, had to be recreated from photographs. Antique andirons and fireplace tools survive in some quantity, but hard use has often taken its toll and they may be more decorative than useful today. It is outfitted with andirons and matching tongs and shovel marked by David Phillips, a New York City brass founder. A stylish Philadelphia parlor is conceptually incomplete if the fireplace is not fitted with wrought-iron andirons and a cast-iron fireback. The eighteenth-century wrought-iron andirons are from New England. The document listed coal scuttles, pokers, grates, and fenders, but only one set of andirons. The original kitchen fireplace remains, retaining its cast-iron cauldron and andirons, but it was refaced during the 1896 renovation with blue tiles purchased from Traitel Brothers, tile suppliers in New York City. Although he had the skills to transform raw materials into the most complicated mechanical device known in eighteenth-century America, Burnap spent much of his time mending andirons, kettles, skillets, a ‘steeltrap,’ and a violin bow. I stared into a fire we built on the very andirons where the good oak had blazed and warmed him. By the time the summer was over she had bought andirons, lamps, candlesticks, and painted trays as well as needlework and furniture so that her ‘hotel bedroom began to look like a miniature museum,’ as she wrote. Origin Middle English: from Old French andier, of unknown origin. The ending was altered by association with iron.
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