Signification

• Noun

  1. An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.
  2. Any item made of this metal, particularly including
  3. Any item made of this metal, particularly including:
  4. A piece used for striking sparks from flint.
  5. Armor.
  6. A honing steel, a tool used to sharpen or hone metal blades.
  7. Pieces used to strengthen, support, or expand an item of clothing.
  8. A flat iron.
  9. A sewing needle; a knitting needle; a sharp metal stylus.
  10. An engraving plate
  11. Projectiles.
  12. A fringe of beads or decoration of this metal.
  13. A type of slide used while playing the steel guitar.
  14. (obsolete) Medicinal consumption of this metal; chalybeate medicine; (eventually) any iron or iron-treated water consumed as a medical treatment.
  15. The gray hue of this metal; steel-gray, or steel blue.
  16. Extreme hardness or resilience.

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