iron (n.) Old form(s): yron
iron weapon, steel, sword
Cor I.v.6[Martius to Lartius, of the Roman soldiers' spoils] Cushions, leaden spoons, / Irons of a doit
TC II.iii.16[Thersites alone, of Ajax's and Achilles' wit] it will not ... deliver a fly from a spider without drawing their massy irons and cutting the web
TN IV.i.38[Sir Toby to Sebastian] put up your iron
TNK II.v.10[Gaoler's Daughter alone, of her arranging Palamon's escape] My father / Durst better have endured cold iron than done it [for an alternative reading, see endure]
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