[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

steel \steel\ st=el, n. as. st=el, st=yl, st=yle;
   akin to d. staal, g. stahl, ohg. stahal, icel. st=al, dan.
   staal, sw. stal, old prussian stakla.
   1. metal 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.
      1913 webster

   2. an instrument or implement made of steel; as: 
      1913 webster
      a a weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. "brave macbeth . .
          . with his brandished steel." --shak.
          1913 webster

                while doubting thus he stood,
                received the steel bathed in his brother's
                blood.                            --dryden.
          1913 webster
      b an instrument of steel usually a round rod for
          sharpening knives.
          1913 webster
      c a piece of steel for striking sparks from flint.
          1913 webster

   3. fig.: anything of extreme hardness; that which is
      characterized by sternness or rigor. "heads of steel."
      --johnson. "manhood's heart of steel." --byron.
      1913 webster

   4. med. a chalybeate medicine. --dunglison.
      1913 webster

   note: steel is often used in the formation of compounds,
         generally of obvious meaning; as, steel-clad,
         steel-girt, steel-hearted, steel-plated, steel-pointed,
         etc.
         1913 webster

   bessemer steel metal. see in the vocabulary.

   blister steel. metal. see under blister.

   cast steel metal., a fine variety of steel, originally
      made by smelting blister or cementation steel; hence,
      ordinarily, steel of any process of production when
      remelted and cast.

   chrome steel, chromium steel metal., a hard, tenacious
      variety containing a little chromium, and somewhat
      resembling tungsten steel.

   mild steel metal., a kind of steel having a lower
      proportion of carbon than ordinary steel, rendering it
      softer and more malleable.

   puddled steel metal., a variety of steel produced from
      cast iron by the puddling process.

   steel duck zool., the goosander, or merganser. prov.
      eng.

   steel mill.
      a firearms see wheel lock, under wheel.
      b a mill which has steel grinding surfaces.
      c a mill where steel is manufactured.

   steel trap, a trap for catching wild animals. it consists
      of two iron jaws, which close by means of a powerful steel
      spring when the animal disturbs the catch, or tongue, by
      which they are kept open.

   steel wine, wine, usually sherry, in which steel filings
      have been placed for a considerable time, -- used as a
      medicine.

   tincture of steel med., an alcoholic solution of the
      chloride of iron.

   tungsten steel metal., a variety of steel containing a
      small amount of tungsten, and noted for its tenacity and
      hardness, as well as for its malleability and tempering
      qualities. it is also noted for its magnetic properties.
      1913 webster
see also:
bessemer steel blister steel blister cast steel chrome steel chromium steel 
tungsten steel mild steel puddled steel steel duck steel mill 
wheel lock wheel steel trap steel wine tincture of steel 
tungsten steel 

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