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steel
[steel] 
–noun
| 1. | any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content. |
| 2. | a thing or things made of this metal. |
| 3. | a flat strip of this metal used for stiffening, esp. in corsets; stay. |
| 4. | a bar of this metal that has one end formed to hold a bit for driving through rock. |
| 5. | steels, stocks or bonds of companies producing this metal. |
| 6. | a sword. |
| 7. | a rounded rod of ridged steel, fitted with a handle and used esp. for sharpening knives. |
–adjective
| 8. | pertaining to or made of steel. |
| 9. | like steel in color, hardness, or strength. |
–verb (used with object)
| 10. | to fit with steel, as by pointing, edging, or overlaying. |
| 11. | to cause to resemble steel in some way. |
| 12. | to render insensible, inflexible, unyielding, determined, etc.: He steeled himself to perform the dangerous task. |
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME stele, OE (north) stēle; c. D staal, G Stahl, ON stāl; (v.) ME stelen, OE styled edged with steel, deriv. of the n.
bef. 900; (n.) ME stele, OE (north) stēle; c. D staal, G Stahl, ON stāl; (v.) ME stelen, OE styled edged with steel, deriv. of the n.
Related forms:
steellike, adjective
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| steel (stēl) n.
[Middle English stel, from Old English stȳle, stēl.] |
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Steel
Steel\, n. [AS. st[=e]l, st[=y]l, st[=y]le; akin to D. staal, G. stahl, OHG. stahal, Icel. st[=a]l, Dan. staal, Sw. st[*a]l, Old Prussian stakla.]1. (Metal) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon. 2. An instrument or implement made of steel; as: (a) A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. "Brave Macbeth . . . with his brandished steel." --Shak. While doubting thus he stood, Received the steel bathed in his brother's blood. --Dryden. (b) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives. (c) A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint. 3. Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness; that which is characterized by sternness or rigor. "Heads of steel." --Johnson. "Manhood's heart of steel." --Byron. 4. (Med.) A chalybeate medicine. --Dunglison. Note: Steel is often used in the formation of compounds, generally of obvious meaning; as, steel-clad, steel-girt, steel-hearted, steel-plated, steel-pointed, etc. Bessemer steel (Metal.) See in the Vocabulary. Blister steel. (Metal.) See under Blister. Cast steel (Metal.), a fine variety of steel, originally made by smelting blister or cementation steel; hence, ordinarily, steel of any process of production when remelted and cast. Cromium steel (Metal.), a hard, tenacious variety containing a little cromium, and somewhat resembling tungsten steel. Mild steel (Metal.), a kind of steel having a lower proportion of carbon than ordinary steel, rendering it softer and more malleable. Puddled steel (Metal.), a variety of steel produced from cast iron by the puddling process. Steel duck (Zo["o]l.), the goosander, or merganser. [Prov. Eng.] Steel mill. (a) (Firearms) See Wheel lock, under Wheel. (b) A mill which has steel grinding surfaces. (c) A mill where steel is manufactured. Steel trap, a trap for catching wild animals. It consists of two iron jaws, which close by means of a powerful steel spring when the animal disturbs the catch, or tongue, by which they are kept open. Steel wine, wine, usually sherry, in which steel filings have been placed for a considerable time, -- used as a medicine. Tincture of steel (Med.), an alcoholic solution of the chloride of iron. Tungsten steel (Metal.), a variety of steel containing a small amount of tungsten, and noted for its tenacity and hardness, as well as for its malleability and tempering qualities. It is also noted for its magnetic properties.Steel
Steel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steeled; p. pr. & vb. n. Steeling.] [AS. stlan: cf. Icel. st[ae]la. See Steel, n.]1. To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax. 2. To make hard or strong; hence, to make insensible or obdurate. Lies well steeled with weighty arguments. --Shak. O God of battles! steel my soldier's hearts. --Shak. Why will you fight against so sweet a passion, And steel your heart to such a world of charms? --Addison. 3. Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness, polish, or other qualities. These waters, steeled By breezeless air to smoothest polish. --Wordsworth. 4. (Elec.) To cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is very hard, like steel.
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Language Translation for : steel
Italian:
acciaio; d'acciaio,
German:
der Stahl, Stahl-…,
Japanese:
鋼鉄(の)
steel
O.E. style, from W.Gmc. adj. *stakhlijan "made of steel" (cf. O.S. stehli, O.N., M.L.G. stal, Dan. staal, Swed. stål, M.Du. stael, Du. staal, O.H.G. stahal, Ger. Stahl), related to *stakhla "standing fast," from PIE *stek-lo-, from base *stak- "to stand, place, be firm" (see stay (n.1)). No corresponding word exists outside Gmc. except those likely borrowed from Gmc. languages. The fig. verb sense of "make hard or strong like steel" is first recorded 1581. Steel wool is attested from 1896.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| steel (stēl) Pronunciation Key
Any of various hard, strong, flexible alloys of iron and carbon. Often, other metals are added to give steel a particular property, such as chromium and nickel to make it stainless. Steel is widely used in many kinds of tools and as a structural material in building. |
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Steel
The "bow of steel" in (A.V.) 2 Sam. 22:35; Job 20:24; Ps. 18:34 is in the Revised Version "bow of brass" (Heb. kesheth-nehushah). In Jer. 15:12 the same word is used, and is also rendered in the Revised Version "brass." But more correctly it is copper (q.v.), as brass in the ordinary sense of the word (an alloy of copper and zinc) was not known to the ancients.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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steel
In addition to the idiom beginning with steel, also see mind like a steel trap.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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