| 单词 | iron maiden |
| 释义 | iron maidennouna medieval instrument of torture fashioned as a box in the shape of a woman, large enough to hold a human being, and studded with sharp spikes on the inside. Also called iron maiden of Nuremberg. Origin of iron maiden1890–95; translation of German eiserne Jungfrau Words nearby iron maidenironist, ironize, iron-jawed, iron law of wages, iron lung, iron maiden, iron man, ironmaster, iron meteorite, iron mold, ironmonger Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for iron maideniron maiden nouna medieval instrument of torture, consisting of a hinged case (often shaped in the form of a woman) lined with iron spikes, which was forcibly closed on the victim Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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