spiegeleisen

[ spee-guhl-ahy-zuhn ]

noun
  1. a lustrous, crystalline pig iron containing a large amount of manganese, sometimes 15 percent or more, used in making steel.

Origin of spiegeleisen

1
1865–70; <German, equivalent to Spiegel mirror + Eiseniron
  • Also called spiegel, spiegel iron.

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How to use spiegeleisen in a sentence

  • We heard von Spiegel say, 'Did you ever see anything so silly?'

  • It is Mademoiselle Dubuisson, who is strolling about with her father and M. Spiegel.

    Bijou | Gyp
  • Altogether M. Spiegel might have passed for a young clergyman.

    Bijou | Gyp
  • The Dubuissons and M. Spiegel had promised to come at four o'clock.

    Bijou | Gyp
  • At Strassburg Jacob Spiegel, an imperial secretary, presented him to "the fraternity."

British Dictionary definitions for spiegeleisen

spiegeleisen

/ (ˈspiːɡəlˌaɪzən) /


noun
  1. a type of pig iron that is rich in manganese and carbon

Origin of spiegeleisen

1
C19: German, from Spiegel mirror + Eisen iron

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