iron maiden

English

An iron maiden

Noun

iron maiden (plural iron maidens)

1. (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