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单词 iron maiden
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
iron maiden, 
  1. Medieval Historya 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. 
  • translation of German eiserne Jungfrau 1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
iron maiden n
  1. 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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