andiron Hear it!

andiron definition

and·iron (and′ī′ərn)

noun

either of a pair of metal supports with ornamented front uprights, used to hold the wood in a fireplace

Etymology: ME aundiren (with ending altered by assoc. with iron) < OFr andier < Gaul *andera, andiron, heifer (so named from use of bull's head as ornamentation on andirons) < IE base *andh-, to sprout, bloom > Gr anthos: see antho-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.