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Iron maiden   /ˈaɪərn mˈeɪdən/   Listen
Iron maiden

noun
1.
Instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale the victim.





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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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