'Steely iron' definitions:

Definition of 'Steely iron'

From: GCIDE
  • Steely \Steel"y\ (-[y^]), a.
  • 1. Made of steel; consisting of steel. "The steely point of Clifford's lance." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Around his shop the steely sparkles flew. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Resembling steel; hard; firm; having the color of steel. "His hair was steely gray." --The Century. [1913 Webster]
  • She would unarm her noble heart of that steely resistance against the sweet blows of love. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
  • Steely iron, a compound of iron containing less than one half of one per cent of carbon. [1913 Webster]