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Iron maiden   /ˈaɪərn mˈeɪdən/   Listen
noun
iron maiden  n.  An instrument of torture used in the middle ages, consisting of a box large enough to hold a person, often in the shape of a woman, and having multiple sharp spikes on the inside. Called also the iron maiden of Nuremberg.






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"Iron maiden" Quotes from Famous Books



... could not be jealous!" Clara cried, stung by the very passion; and she ran through her brain for a suggestion to win a sign of meltingness if not esteem from her father. She was not an iron maiden, but one among the nervous natures which live largely in the moment, though she was then sacrificing it to her nature's deep dislike. "You may be ...
— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith



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