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Iron, when used metaphorically, refers to certain traits of the metal iron. Used as an adjective and sometimes as a noun, it refers to something stern, harsh, strong, unyielding, inflexible, rigid, sturdy, strong, robust, hard. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Contents

• List of iron metaphors
• Persons and characters
• Animals and plants
• Body parts
• Geography
• Other iron metaphors
• Gallery
• See also
• References
• Further reading

List of iron metaphors

Gallery

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  The Iron Duke
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  The Iron Chancellor
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  Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady
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  An Iron Duke engine
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  An iron lung
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  Big iron, an IBM z800 2066 mainframe
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  "Big Iron" or Colt Python
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  Iron Range in Minnesota
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  The Iron Curtain in modern-day Germany

See also

• Iron (disambiguation)
• Big Iron, a country ballad
• The dictionary definition of iron at Wiktionary

References

Further reading

• Theodore Wertime and James Muhly, eds., The Coming of the Age of Iron (Yale, 1980, ISBN   0-300-02425-8) (hardcover)
• "Iron, Master of Them All" from the University of Iowa Museum of Art and Project for the Advanced Study of Art and Life in Africa, discussing various metaphors (associated with iron) in African cultures.

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