iron1, s.1Iarann m. Cast iron, iarann, múnla, teilgthe. Pig iron, garbhiarann. Wrought iron, iarann buailte. Com: Bar iron, slatiarann. Corrugated iron, iarann roctha. Old iron, conamar miotail. Iron mounting, fitting, iarainn. Iron ore, mianach iarainn. Red iron ore, cré dhearg. He has an iron will, tá sé chomh daingean (san intinn) le cnoc. He has an iron constitution, tá coimpléasc capaill aige. Man of iron, fear gan trócaire; croí cloiche. Iron curtain, cuirtín m iarainn. 2aTls: Curling iron, tlú m cataíola. He has too many irons in the fire, tá barraíocht idir lámha aige. bPlane iron, iarann locair. 3Golf: Iarann m. 4Laundry iron, iarann smúdála, bláthaithe. 5pl.aGlais mpl, geimhle mpl. To put a man in irons, fear a chur i ngeimhle. b(Of ship) To be in irons, bheith gafa sa ghaoth. 6a.Iarnaí.
iron2, v.tr.Iarnálaim, smúdálaim.To iron (up) a hat, an t-iarann a chur ar hata. To iron out a crease, filleadh a bhaint as éadach leis an iarann.