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 Definitions of iron maiden  [ˈaɪ rə nɪst]  

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Definition of 'iron maiden' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) iron maiden
a medieval instrument of torture fashioned as a life-sized box in the shape of a woman and studded inside with sharp spikes.

Etymology:  (1890–95; trans. of G eiserne Jungfrau)

Definition of 'iron maiden' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) 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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