| NOUN | artifact | iron maiden | instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale / impale the victim |
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| Meaning | instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale / impale the victim. | |
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| Broader | instrument of torture | An instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person |
| Spanish | doncella de hierro, iron maiden | |
| Catalan | iron maiden | |
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