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Definitions of andiron in various dictionaries:
noun - metal supports for logs in a fireplace
One of a pair of metal supports used for holding up logs in a fireplace.
noun - a metal support for holding wood in a fireplace
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| Possible Crossword Clues |
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| Firedog |
| Fireplace accessory |
| Fireplace piece |
| Fireplace fixture |
| Stand under a fire |
| Log holder |
| Dog for logs |
| Fireplace log holder |
| Fireplace sight |
| Firewood holder |
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| One of a pair of metal supports used for holding up logs in a fireplace. Also called dog also called regionally dog iron, firedog. |
| a metal stand, typically one of a pair, for supporting wood burning in a fireplace. |
| metal supports for logs in a fireplace |
| A metal stand, typically one of a pair, for supporting wood burning in a fireplace. |
| Andiron description |
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| An andiron or firedog, fire-dog or fire dog is a bracket support, normally found in pairs, on which logs are laid for burning in an open fireplace, so that air may circulate under the firewood, allowing better burning and less smoke. They generally consist of a tall vertical element at the front, with at least two legs. This stops the logs from rolling out into the room, and may be highly decorative. The other element is one or more low horizontal pieces stretching back and serving to hold the logs off the bottom of the fireplace.Iron was the natural material for andirons, but from the Renaissance onwards the front vertical element was increasingly given decorative treatment, and was in a different metal, such as brass, bronze or silver, which allowed casting, hugely increasing the range of decorative possibilities. Andirons, with firebacks, were one of the first types of object to be commonly made in cast iron, which in England began in the 1540s. Until the 19th century cast iron |
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