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iron

/ˈaɪ.ɚn/ adjective C2
  1. Made of the metal iron.
  2. Strong (as of will), inflexible. (figuratively) · She had an iron will.· He held on with an iron grip.
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Then they lifted him up and flew away with him to the Witch’s castle, where he was placed in a small yard with a high iron fence around it, so that he could not escape.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 84 · B2
Within there was a small corridor, which ended in a very massive iron gate.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 25 · B2
In the first place, I may tell you that Moriarty rules with a rod of iron over his people.
The Valley of Fear, p. 18 · C1
She placed a bar of iron in the middle of the kitchen floor, and then by her magic arts made the iron invisible to human eyes.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 88 · B2

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