cast iron

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Noun

cast iron

1. A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould.

   Cast iron is popular for cookware where an even heating temperature is important.

Translations

• French: fonte
• German: Gusseisen
• Italian: ghisa
• Portuguese: ferro fundido
• Russian: чугу́н
• Spanish: hierro fundido, hierro colado, fundición

Adjective

cast iron

1. (not comparable) Made of cast iron.

   I use a cast-iron skillet for frying pancakes.

2. Durable; tough; resiliant.

   Ernest has a cast-iron constitution and never gets sick.

3. Inflexible or without exception.

   The school's cast-iron policy on admissions fees left no leeway for needy students.

   • 2016, Rod Liddle, What makes the white working class angry? Twits like Hsiao-Hung Pai (in The Spectator, 19 March 2016)

     As far as her own theories are concerned, she is limitlessly credulous, to a degree which makes me suspect that she is a cast-iron idiot.

Synonyms

• (durable, tough, resiliant) bulletproof, impervious, iron, robust, unshakable
• (inflexible or without exception) iron-clad, stern, unrelenting, unwavering

Translations

• German: gusseisern
• Russian: чугу́нный

Translations

• Italian: di ferro
• Russian: желе́зный

Translations

• Italian: inflessibile
• Russian: стро́гий

Related terms

• wrought iron
• pig iron

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