a medieval instrument of torture fashioned as a box in the shape of a woman, large enough to hold a human being, and studded with sharp spikes on the inside. Also called iron maiden of Nuremberg .
[ 1890-95; trans. of G eiserne Jungfrau ]
IRON MAIDEN
Meaning of IRON MAIDEN in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012