English Dictionary

andiron

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈændaɪə(ɹ)n/

名詞

通例複数形

(usually in the plural) A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side

日本語の意味

暖炉で薪を支えるために使用される器具。通常は対になって設置され、木材を支える役割を果たす。

The antique andiron in the study cast a shadow across the hearth as the logs crackled.

書斎の古い薪置き台が炉のそばに影を落とし、薪がパチパチと音を立てて燃えていた。

意味（1）

(usually in the plural) A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side

The furniture was old-fashioned and massive. The great brass andirons on the wide hearth stood like sentinels proclaiming and guarding the dignity of the family. The spreading antlers on the wall testified to a mighty hunter in some past generation.

andirons （ plural ）