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iron maiden of nuremberg

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iron maiden

–noun
a 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.


Origin:
1890–95; trans. of G eiserne Jungfrau
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