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English → English (gcide) Definition: iron maiden of Nuremberg 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]