iron maiden

English

Noun

iron maiden (plural iron maidens)

(historical) A falsely or neo-medieval torture device invented in the 18th century 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 (fr) f
German: eiserne Jungfrau (de) f
Greek: σιδηρά παρθένος f (sidirá parthénos)
Italian: vergine di ferro f, vergine di Norimberga
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
Romanian: fecioară de fier f
Russian: желе́зная де́ва f (želéznaja déva)
Spanish: doncella de hierro f
Turkish: demir bakire

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