Found 2 items, similar to iron maiden.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: iron maiden
iron maiden
n : instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame
shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to
impale the victim
English → English (gcide)
Definition: iron maiden
iron maiden
\i“ron maid”en\, n.
An instrument of torture used in the middle ages, consisting
of a box large enough to hold a person, often in the shape of
a woman, and having multiple sharp spikes on the inside.
Called also the
iron maiden of Nuremberg.
[PJC]