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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of iron; made of iron.
  • In entomology, of a metallic-gray hue, like that of polished iron.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete Partaking of, made of, or pertaining to, iron; like iron.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Containing or resembling iron.

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