iron mold

American  

noun

1. a stain on cloth or the like made by rusty iron or by ink pigmented with an iron derivative.

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Etymology

Origin of iron mold

First recorded in 1595–1605

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iron mold

“Being able to blow glass into an iron mold and have pieces release cleanly without chipping or breaking is an art.”

From Washington Times ● Jul. 18, 2014

A piece of cotton thread must be heated in a furnace in an iron mold, which would prevent the thread from burning by keeping out the air.

From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth

Lived a man of iron mold, Crafty glance and hidden eye, Dead to every gain but gold, Deaf to every human sigh.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. by Various

To a man of Bismarck’s iron mold, the exercise of power is the breath of life; this made it a tragedy for the aged Bismarck to withdraw.

From Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck by Greusel, John Hubert

Muriatic acid is successfully used for removing ink stains and iron mold on a number of colors which it does not attack.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)