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Iron Maiden meaning in English

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Iron Maiden pronunciation in English

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Iron Maiden

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Noun

1. iron maiden

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

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noun
a 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

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Iron Maiden

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[also I- M-]
a former instrument of torture consisting of a case in the form of a person, with sharp spikes inside

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Iron Maiden

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n.
A purported medieval instrument of torture consisting of an iron frame in the form of a person in which the victim was enclosed and impaled on interior spikes.

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