andiron
Example Sentences
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On display in Manhattan's Robinson Galleries last week went a Wheelock retrospective show that started with the dachshund andiron, ended in 1940 with a crisp, stylized figure of Washington at Valley Forge.
From Time Magazine Archive
She falls, strikes her head against a fraternity andiron.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chilian Leverett sat for a long while with the letter in his hand, until the log broke in the middle and one end fell over the andiron.
From A Little Girl in Old Salem by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
He set a foot, shod in red leather reversed with ermine, upon an andiron, and, leaning an elbow on the carved overmantel, rested his brow against his hand.
From The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series by Sabatini, Rafael
With one foot on top of the andiron and a hand resting on his knee, he stood gazing into the embers.
From The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Howard, Velma Swanston
