This beautiful flower is part of the kingdom plantae, division Magnoliophyta, class Liliopsida, order Asparagales, family Iridaceae, and genus Iris. Because Iris is the messenger of love in Greeks myths the iris flower has many meanings, depending on its color. For example the blue iris symbolizes faith and hope, the purple iris wisdom and compliments and so on.
Ironclad warship. An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century.[1] The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells.
not able to be assailed or contradicted: an ironclad argument. n (Historical Terms) a large wooden 19th-century warship with armoured plating. iâ¢ronâ¢clad (adj. ËaÉª ÉrnËklÃ¦d; n. -ËklÃ¦d) adj. 1. covered or cased with iron plates, as a vessel; armor-plated. 2. very rigid or exacting; inflexible; unbreakable: an ironclad contract. n. 3. a wooden warship of the 19th century having iron or steel armor plating. [1850â55] Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend: Switch to new thesaurus . Noun: 1. ironclad - a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor