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IRON MAIDEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale the victim
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("iron maiden" is a kind of...):
instrument of torture (an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person)
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