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Steel
Steel
n.
A
variety
of
iron
intermediate
in
composition
and
properties
between
wrought
iron
and
cast
iron
(
containing
between
one
half
of
one
per
cent
and
one
and
a
half
per
cent
of
carbon
),
and
consisting
of an
alloy
of
iron
with
an
iron
carbide
.
Steel
,
unlike
wrought
iron
,
can
be
tempered
,
and
retains
magnetism
.
Its
malleability
decreases
,
and
fusibility
increases
,
with
an
increase
in
carbon
.
Steel
n.
An
instrument
or
implement
made
of
steel
Steel
n.
A
weapon
, as a
sword
,
dagger
,
etc
.
Steel
n.
An
instrument
of
steel
(
usually
a
round
rod
)
for
sharpening
knives
.
Steel
n.
A
piece
of
steel
for
striking
sparks
from
flint
.
Steel
n.
Fig
.:
Anything
of
extreme
hardness
;
that
which
is
characterized
by
sternness
or
rigor
.
Steel
n.
A
chalybeate
medicine
.
Steel
n.
To
overlay
,
point
, or
edge
with
steel
; as, to
steel
a
razor
; to
steel
an ax.
Steel
n.
To
make
hard
or
strong
;
hence
, to
make
insensible
or
obdurate
.
Steel
n.
Fig
.: To
cause
to
resemble
steel
, as in
smoothness
,
polish
, or
other
qualities
.
Steel
n.
To
cover
, as an
electrotype
plate
,
with
a
thin
layer
of
iron
by
electrolysis
.
The
iron
thus
deposited
is
very
hard
,
like
steel
.
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