from German eiserne kreuz, instituted 1813 by Frederick Wilhelm III of Prussia, originally for distinguished military service in the wars against Napoleon.
irk
irksome
Irma
iron
Iron Age
Iron Cross
iron curtain
iron-bound
ironclad
iron-gray
ironic
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