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Definition of Cast-iron
1. Adjective. Extremely robust. "An iron constitution"
Definition of Cast-iron
1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of cast iron#Adjective cast iron) ¹
2. Noun. (alternative spelling of cast iron#Noun cast iron) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cast-iron
cast cast-iron (current term) cast-iron plant cast-off cast-off(a) cast a chill cast a pall cast a shadow cast about cast accounts | cast adrift cast anchor cast around cast aside cast aspersions cast away |
Literary usage of Cast-iron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Metals in America's Historic Buildings: Uses and Preservation Treatments by Margot Gayle, John G. Waite (1992)
"These alloys include cast iron, wrought iron, various types of steels, iron, and
steel sheet metals, and stainless steel. Wrought Iron is defined as a ..."
2. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute (1899)
"Although of cast iron, to the astonishment of every one, it did not break up
against the plate as did all the other cast-iron shell tested, but set up, ..."
3. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"dure, hard cast iron, chilled cast iron. — électrique, electric smelting. ...
mêlée, cast iron of mixed gray and white color, mottled pig. ..."
4. Transactions by Michigan State Medical Society (1903)
"52 111 Scott, WG: Effect of Variation in Constituents in Cast Iron 45 II Scott,
WG : Mixtures, 83 III Scott, WG: Specifications for Foundry Supplies, . ..."