ironmongery \ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷)ˌ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷\noun (-es) 1.Britain: hardware 2.Britain: a hardware store or business 3.: the craft or technical art of a worker in metals : smithing < a whole new craft of delicate, precise ironmongery that had to be developed — A.L.Kroeber >