单词 | ironmaster |
释义 | ironmaster|ˈaɪənˌmɑːstə(r), -æ-| The master of an iron-foundry or ironworks; a manufacturer of iron, esp. on a large scale.
1674Ray Words, Iron Work 129 This account of the whole process of the Iron work I had from one of the chief Ironmasters in Sussex. 1731Gentl. Mag. I. 268 Bilby Laycock of Tamworth Staffordshire, Ironmaster. 1825J. Nicholson Operat. Mechanic 328 Iron-masters are so very inattentive to its quality..we sometimes see them use lime⁓stone as a flux when the ore already abounds with calcareous ingredients. 1859Lewin Invas. Brit. 116 note, A tablet..bearing the name of Cogidubnus..and indicating that under his auspices a temple, dedicated to Minerva and Neptune, had been erected in the reign of Claudius at the expense of the ironmasters of Sussex. 1861Smiles Engineers II. 360 note, The bridge was cast in an admirable manner by the Coalbrookdale ironmasters in the year 1796. |

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