See cast iron on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Derived from the casting of this form of iron. See wrought iron for comparison.",
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"text": "Cast iron is popular for cookware where an even heating temperature is important.",
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"roman": "čʻugun",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "չուգուն"
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"word": "သံကြွပ်"
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "鑄鐵"
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"feminine"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"neuter"
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"neuter"
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"code": "eo",
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{
"code": "et",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "malm"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "tuǯi",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
{
"code": "he",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "יַצֶקֶת"
},
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "öntött vas"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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{
"code": "io",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "gis-fero"
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{
"code": "id",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "besi tuang"
},
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"code": "izh",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ghisa"
},
{
"alt": "ちゅうてつ",
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"roman": "chūtetsu",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "鋳鉄"
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"code": "xal",
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"roman": "tsö",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "цө"
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{
"code": "kn",
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"roman": "taṇḍavāḷa",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "ತಂಡವಾಳ"
},
{
"code": "kk",
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"roman": "şoün",
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"code": "kk",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "주철"
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"code": "mi",
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"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "béésh ditʼódí"
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"neuter"
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"code": "nn",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "dökme",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "دوكمه"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "čodan",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "چدن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "żeliwo"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "ferro fundido"
},
{
"code": "pa",
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"roman": "degī lohā",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ਦੇਗੀ ਲੋਹਾ"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "čugún",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "чугу́н"
},
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "lijevano željezo"
},
{
"code": "sk",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "liatina"
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"code": "alt",
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"roman": "čoy",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "чой"
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"tags": [
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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{
"code": "tl",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "binubong bakal"
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"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "vārppirumpu",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "வார்ப்பிரும்பு"
},
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "dökme demir"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "font"
},
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "pik"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "čavún",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"masculine"
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"word": "чаву́н"
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"code": "uz",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "choʻyan"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "gang"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "haearn bwrw"
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"cast iron"
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"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "47 48 4",
"word": "cast-iron stomach"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Derived from the casting of this form of iron. See wrought iron for comparison.",
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"form": "more cast iron",
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"text": "I use a cast iron skillet for frying pancakes.",
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"ref": "1851, Frederick Overman, “Blast Pipes”, in The Manufacture of Iron, in All its Various Branches. […] , 2nd edition, Philadelphia: Henry C. Baird, page 413:",
"text": "Various forms of conductors have been invented, such as wooden and iron pipes, of a round, square, and polygonal section; but at present, scarcely any other than sheet or cast iron pipes are employed.",
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{
"ref": "1979 May 14, Ernest Gueymard, “Louisiana's Creole-Acadian Cuisine”, in Renaud S. Albert, editor, A Franco-American Overview, volume 1, →ISBN, page 295:",
"text": "The old black cast iron skillet is an important part of the batterie de cuisine.",
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{
"ref": "2008, Steven P. Moysey, The Road to Balcombe Street: The IRA Reign of Terror in London, Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth Press, →ISBN, page 58:",
"text": "Three small gelignite bombs, with pocket watch timing devices, were concealed in packets small enough to fit through the slot of the standard cast-iron post box, the cylindrical bright red colored boxes so common throughout London.",
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"sense": "made of cast iron",
"word": "чугунен"
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"sense": "made of cast iron",
"word": "döküm"
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"sense": "made of cast iron",
"word": "чаву́нний"
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"text": "Ernest has a cast iron constitution and never gets sick.",
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"ref": "1932 January 14, Charles W. Purcell, “Stop Telling the Pilot What to Do”, in Popular Aviation, volume 10, number 1, →ISSN, page 62:",
"text": "Just because a pilot passes a pretty severe medical test every so often, it doesn't mean that he has a Cast Iron constitution and can fly indefinitely.",
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"sense": "durable, tough, resiliant",
"word": "di ferro"
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"sense": "durable, tough, resiliant",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "주철"
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "rino whakarewa"
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"code": "nv",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "béésh ditʼódí"
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"code": "nn",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"code": "ota",
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"word": "دوكمه"
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"code": "fa",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "چدن"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"word": "żeliwo"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "ferro fundido"
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"masculine"
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"word": "ਦੇਗੀ ਲੋਹਾ"
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"masculine"
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"neuter"
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"word": "lijevano željezo"
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"word": "binubong bakal"
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"word": "வார்ப்பிரும்பு"
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"word": "dökme demir"
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "font"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "choʻyan"
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
"word": "gang"
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"code": "cy",
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"sense": "hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon",
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"masculine"
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"derived": [
{
"word": "cast-iron stomach"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Derived from the casting of this form of iron. See wrought iron for comparison.",
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"word": "pig iron"
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"text": "I use a cast iron skillet for frying pancakes.",
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"ref": "1851, Frederick Overman, “Blast Pipes”, in The Manufacture of Iron, in All its Various Branches. […] , 2nd edition, Philadelphia: Henry C. Baird, page 413:",
"text": "Various forms of conductors have been invented, such as wooden and iron pipes, of a round, square, and polygonal section; but at present, scarcely any other than sheet or cast iron pipes are employed.",
"type": "quote"
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{
"ref": "1979 May 14, Ernest Gueymard, “Louisiana's Creole-Acadian Cuisine”, in Renaud S. Albert, editor, A Franco-American Overview, volume 1, →ISBN, page 295:",
"text": "The old black cast iron skillet is an important part of the batterie de cuisine.",
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{
"ref": "2008, Steven P. Moysey, The Road to Balcombe Street: The IRA Reign of Terror in London, Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth Press, →ISBN, page 58:",
"text": "Three small gelignite bombs, with pocket watch timing devices, were concealed in packets small enough to fit through the slot of the standard cast-iron post box, the cylindrical bright red colored boxes so common throughout London.",
"type": "quote"
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"text": "Ernest has a cast iron constitution and never gets sick.",
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"ref": "1932 January 14, Charles W. Purcell, “Stop Telling the Pilot What to Do”, in Popular Aviation, volume 10, number 1, →ISSN, page 62:",
"text": "Just because a pilot passes a pretty severe medical test every so often, it doesn't mean that he has a Cast Iron constitution and can fly indefinitely.",
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"ref": "2016 March 19, Rod Liddle, “What makes the white working class angry? Twits like Hsiao-Hung Pai”, in The Spectator:",
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"word": "bulletproof"
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"sense": "inflexible or without exception",
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "čʻugune",
"sense": "made of cast iron",
"word": "չուգունե"
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"sense": "made of cast iron",
"word": "суйын"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "čugunen",
"sense": "made of cast iron",
"word": "чугунен"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "made of cast iron",
"word": "valurautainen"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "made of cast iron",
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "made of cast iron",
"word": "gusseisern"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "made of cast iron",
"word": "di ghisa"
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "čodani",
"sense": "made of cast iron",
"word": "چدنی"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "made of cast iron",
"word": "żeliwny"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "čugúnnyj",
"sense": "made of cast iron",
"word": "чугу́нный"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "made of cast iron",
"word": "gjutjärns-"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "made of cast iron",
"word": "döküm"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "čavúnnyj",
"sense": "made of cast iron",
"word": "чаву́нний"
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"sense": "durable, tough, resiliant",
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"sense": "durable, tough, resiliant",
"word": "di ferro"
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"roman": "želéznyj",
"sense": "durable, tough, resiliant",
"word": "желе́зный"
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"roman": "stalévyj",
"sense": "durable, tough, resiliant",
"word": "стале́вий"
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"sense": "durable, tough, resiliant",
"word": "залі́зний"
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"sense": "durable, tough, resiliant",
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"sense": "inflexible or without exception",
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"word": "kiveen hakattu"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "inflexible or without exception",
"word": "inflessibile"
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"sense": "inflexible or without exception",
"word": "суро́вый"
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"roman": "suvóryj",
"sense": "inflexible or without exception",
"word": "суво́рий"
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"code": "uk",
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