"iron maiden" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: iron maidens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} iron maiden (plural iron maidens)
  1. (historical) A falsely or neo-medieval torture device invented in the 18th century consisting of a chamber lined with spikes which closes upon and impales the victim inside. Wikipedia link: iron maiden Tags: historical Categories (topical): Torture Translations (torture device): 鐵處女 (Chinese Mandarin), 铁处女 (tiěchǔnǚ) (Chinese Mandarin), 鐵娘子 (Chinese Mandarin), 铁娘子 (tiěniángzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), železná panna [feminine] (Czech), rautaneitsyt (Finnish), vierge de fer [feminine] (French), vierge de Nuremberg [feminine] (French), eiserne Jungfrau [feminine] (German), σιδηρά παρθένος (sidirá parthénos) [feminine] (Greek), vergine di ferro [feminine] (Italian), vergine di Norimberga (Italian), 鉄の処女 (tetsu-no shojo) (alt: てつのしょじょ) (Japanese), dama de ferro [feminine] (Portuguese), donzela de ferro [feminine] (Portuguese), virgem de ferro [feminine] (Portuguese), fecioară de fier [feminine] (Romanian), желе́зная де́ва (želéznaja déva) [feminine] (Russian), doncella de hierro [feminine] (Spanish), demir bakire (Turkish)

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