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And we meet him, not really as a human being, but as an imposing suit of black armor, complete with spines of bone and a skull-shaped iron-bound helm.

[GUEST POST] Ari Marmell on Why Anti Matters 2010

Its windward coast was iron-bound, without anchorages or inlets, and it was inhabited by scores of warring tribes — at least it had been, until Koho had arisen, like a Kamehameha, and, by force of arms and considerable statecraft, firmly welded the greater portion of the tribes into a confederation.

THE JOKERS OF NEW GIBBON 2010

But the iron-bound arctic winter continued to close down, and they were held back by numerous and avoidable delays.

THE MEAT 2010

The iron-bound shores were in a lather of foam, and even down the middle the only hope was to keep running away from the big seas.

THE ONE THOUSAND DOZEN 2010

I curl my gloved fingers around the iron-bound edge of the lid and pull.

The Other Side of Dark Sarah Smith 2010

To the east was an ornate stone porch above an iron-bound oak door.

She Closed Her Eyes 2010

The huge iron-bound doors at the rear of the room opened with a loud boom.

Pendragon Before the War D. J. MacHale 2009

The huge iron-bound doors at the rear of the room opened with a loud boom.

Pendragon Before the War D. J. MacHale 2009

At a time of life when most of their contemporaries are cutting loose on college campuses, these students willingly subject themselves to the most rigorous and iron-bound traditions and strictures, and commit their lives — literally in this time of war — to public service.

Reader reviews of Soldier's Heart by Elizabeth D. Samet. 2007

So he's saying he's not going to make a iron-bound commitment on the exact pace and timing of a withdrawal ahead of getting some intel briefings and maybe scheduling a couple meetings with, you know, generals and stuff.

Obama Suggests He May "Continue To Refine" Iraq Policies 2009