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iron

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  1. element               
 
1. iron \'i-(-*)rn\ n [ME, fr. OE i-sern, i-ren; akin to OHG i-sarn iron] 
   1: a heavy malleable ductile magnetic chiefly bivalent and trivalent silver 
   -white metallic element that readily rusts in moist air, occurs native in 
   meteorites and combined in most igneous rocks, is the most used of metals, 
   and is vital to biological processess 2: something made of iron : as  2a: 
   something (as handcuffs) used to bind or restrain - usu. used in pl.  2b: a 
   heated metal implement used for branding or cauterizing  2c: HARPOON  2d: 
   FLATIRON  2e: any of a series of numbered golf clubs having metal heads  3: 
   STRENGTH, HARDNESS 
2. iron aj 1: of, relating to, or made of iron  2: resembling iron  3a: 
   strong and healthy : ROBUST  3b: INFLEXIBLE, UNRELENTING  3c: holding or 
   binding fast 
3. iron vt 1: to furnish or cover with iron  2: to shackle with irons  3a: 
   to smooth with or as if with a heated flatiron  3b: to remove by ironing {~ 
   out wrinkles}  : to smooth or press cloth or clothing with a heated 
   flatiron