English Dictionary: steely | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Steely \Steel"y\, a. 1. Made of steel; consisting of steel. [bd]The steely point of Clifford's lance.[b8] --Shak. Around his shop the steely sparkles flew. --Gay. 2. Resembling steel; hard; firm; having the color of steel. [bd]His hair was steely gray.[b8] --The Century. She would unarm her noble heart of that steely resistance against the sweet blows of love. --Sir P. Sidney. {Steely iron}, a compound of iron containing less than one half of one per cent of carbon. |