forged iron

collocation in English

meaningsofforgeandiron

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forge
noun[C]
uk
/fɔːdʒ/us
/fɔːrdʒ/
a working area with a fire for heating metal until it is soft enough to be beaten into ...
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iron
noun
uk
/aɪən/us
/aɪrn/
a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts ...
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(Definition offorgeandironfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thus, even when tin became available again, iron was cheaper, stronger, and lighter, andforgediron implements superseded cast bronze tools permanently.
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In the inner part it is decorated with wood pillars andforgedironlights, in addition to a gold, wood made altar.
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Straightforward lines predominate, with little or no decoration, other than that which is incidental to function, such asforgedironhinges and latches.
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The putter was originally aforgedironpiece very similar in shape to the irons of the day.
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Yosef was also influenced by his father, a skilled blacksmith, who was adept at making small works inforgediron.
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For a better boiler, he tried a coil offorgedironpipe, which proved to be both much more efficient and much smaller and lighter.
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As with woods, irons get their name because they were originally made fromforgediron.
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The light tower itself is a sixteen-sided structure offorgedironplate (the original tower) bolted to solid rock.
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It had a rigid,forgedironfork, and a solid handlebar with wooden grips.
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He is recognized for his post-minimalist abstract sculptures inforgedironand his large-scale public sculptures.
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Eightforgedironbars set in a radiating horizontal position formed the ankles and turned up to follow the lines of the legs while becoming progressively smaller.
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With the rapid industrialization and urbanization of the country, malleable iron a form of metal exceptionally stronger thanforgedironbecame an important commodity in the construction industry.
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Wood andforgedironfurniture can also be made to order.
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The apparatus is composed of a generator and a receptacle; the generator is a cylindrical lead boiler, covered with red copper and reinforced with pieces offorgediron.
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It is a community activity where each neighborhood "raises a cross", either using a permanent buttercross site or building them from scratch using flowers,forgedironor wood.
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Forged irons, while they allow for easier and a greater range of adjustments are limited in the designs they may be achieved.
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