iron maiden

English

Noun

iron maiden (plural iron maidens)

(historical) A medieval torture device consisting of a chamber lined with spikes which closes upon and impales the victim inside.

Translations

torture device

Chinese:
Mandarin: 鐵處女, 铁处女 (tiěchǔnǚ), 鐵娘子, 铁娘子 (tiěniángzǐ)
Czech: železná panna (cs) f
Finnish: rautaneitsyt
French: vierge de fer (fr) f, vierge de Nuremberg f
German: eiserne Jungfrau (de) f
Greek: σιδηρά παρθένος f (sidirá parthénos)

Italian: vergine di ferro f
Japanese: 鉄の処女 (てつのしょじょ, tetsu-no shojo)
Portuguese: dama de ferro f, donzela de ferro f, virgem de ferro f
Russian: желе́зная де́ва f (želéznaja déva)
Spanish: doncella de hierro f
Turkish: demir bakire

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