andiron
[[ME aundiren (with ending altered by assoc. with iron) < OFr andier < Gaul *andera, andiron, heifer (so named from use of bull's head as ornamentation on andirons) < IE base *andh-, to sprout, bloom > Gr anthos: see antho-]]
either of a pair of metal supports with ornamented front uprights, used to hold the wood in a fireplace