AN IRON HAND (OR FIST) IN A VELVET GLOVE

Meaning of AN IRON HAND (OR FIST) IN A VELVET GLOVE in English

an iron hand ( or fist) in a velvet glove

firmness or ruthlessness cloaked in outward gentleness.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
VELVET — Fabric having a short, dense pile, used in clothing and upholstery. Velvet is made in the pile weave (see weaving …
Английский словарь Британика
IRON — I Metallic chemical element , one of the transition element s, chemical symbol Fe, atomic number 26. Iron is the …
Английский словарь Британика
GLOVE — Covering for the hand with separate sections for the fingers and the thumb, usually extending over the wrist or part …
Английский словарь Британика
VELVET — I. ˈvelvə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English veluet, velvet, from Middle French velu shaggy (from — …
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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IRON — I. ˈī(ə)rn, ˈīən sometimes chiefly for the sake of the meter in a line of poetry ˈīrən noun ( -s …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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GLOVE — I. ˈgləv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English glōf; akin to Old Norse glōfi glove; both …
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FIST — I. ˈfist noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳst; akin to Old Frisian fest fist, Old …
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AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
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VELVET — (v. t.) To make like, or cover with, velvet.
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VELVET — (v. i.) To pain velvet.
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VELVET — (a.) Made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.
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GLOVE — (v. t.) To cover with, or as with, a glove.
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GLOVE — (n.) A boxing glove.
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FIST — (v. t.) To gripe with the fist.
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FIST — (v. t.) To strike with the fist.
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AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
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VELVET — ( a. ) Made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
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VELVET — /vel"vit/ , n. 1. a fabric of silk, nylon, acetate, rayon, etc., sometimes having a cotton backing, with a thick, …
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IRON — — ironless , adj. — ironlike , adj. /uy"euhrn/ , n. 1. Chem. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely …
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GLOVE — — gloveless , adj. — glovelike , adj. /gluv/ , n. , v. , gloved, gloving . n. 1. a …
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FIST — fist 1 /fist/ , n. 1. the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm. 2. Informal. the …
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AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
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VELVET — adj. soft like velvet, resembling velvet; made of velvet
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VELVET — I. ˈvel-vət noun Etymology: Middle English veluet, velvet, from Anglo-French, from velu shaggy, soft, velvety, from Vulgar Latin * villutus, …
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IRON — I. ˈī(-ə)rn noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īsern, īren; akin to Old High German īsarn iron Date: before …
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HAND — I. ˈhand noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: …
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GLOVE — I. ˈgləv noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English glōf; akin to Old Norse glōfi glove Date: before 12th century …
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FIST — I. ˈfist noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳst; akin to Old High German fūst fist, Polish pięść, and …
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AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
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VELVET — vi to pain velvet. 2. velvet ·vt to make like, or cover with, velvet. 3. velvet ·adj made of velvet; …
Webster English vocab
IRON — noun rude; hard; harsh; severe. 2. iron ·noun fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles. 3. iron ·noun inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron …
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HAND — noun rate; price. 2. hand ·vi to cooperate. 3. hand ·noun a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 4. hand …
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GLOVE — noun a boxing glove. 2. glove ·vt to cover with, or as with, a glove. 3. glove ·noun a cover …
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FIST — vt to gripe with the fist. 2. fist ·vt to strike with the fist. 3. fist ·noun the talons of …
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AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
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VELVET — [vel.vet] n [ME veluet, velvet, fr. MF velu shaggy, fr. (assumed) VL villutus, fr. L villus shaggy hair; akin to …
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IRON — [iron] n [ME, fr. OE isern, iren; akin to OHG isarn iron] (bef. 12c) 1: a heavy malleable ductile magnetic …
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HAND — [hand] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hant hand] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the terminal part …
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GLOVE — [glove] n [ME, fr. OE glof; akin to ON glofi glove] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a covering for the hand …
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FIST — [fist] n [ME, fr. OE fyst; akin to OHG fust fist, Pol piesc, and prob. to OE fif five] (bef. …
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GLOVE — covering for the hand with separate sections for the fingers and thumb, and sometimes extending over the wrist or part …
Britannica English vocabulary
VELVET — velvet BrE AmE ˈvelv ɪt § \ -ət ▷ velvet|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GLOVE — glove BrE AmE ɡlʌv ▷ gloved ɡlʌvd ▷ gloves ɡlʌvz ▷ gloving ˈɡlʌv ɪŋ ▶ ˈ glove com ˌ partment …
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FIST — fist BrE AmE fɪst ▷ fisted ˈfɪst ɪd -əd ▷ fisting ˈfɪst ɪŋ ▷ fists fɪsts
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VELVET — / ˈvelvɪt; NAmE / noun [ U ] a type of cloth made from silk, cotton or nylon , with …
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IRON — / ˈaɪən; NAmE ˈaɪərn/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun METAL 1. [ U ] ( symb Fe ) …
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HAND — / hænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the part of the …
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FIST — / fɪst; NAmE / noun a hand when it is tightly closed with the fingers bent into the palm : …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IRON — I. i ‧ ron 1 S2 W3 /ˈaɪən $ ˈaɪərn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: isern …
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HAND — I. hand 1 S1 W1 /hænd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hand , ↑ handful ; …
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GLOVE — glove S3 /ɡlʌv/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: glof ] 1 . a piece of …
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FIST — fist /fɪst/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: fyst ] 1 . the hand when it …
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AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
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