white iron

American  

noun

1. cast iron having most or all of its carbon in the form of cementite and exhibiting a silvery fracture.

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Etymology

Origin of white iron

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

Inside the old jail, a blackened mix of dirt, rust and mold has crept over the white iron cell doors.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2023

Kimmerle’s team previously extended their search far beyond the Boot Hill graves, about 30 of which were marked with plain, white iron crosses with no explanation of who was buried beneath them.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2019

A Range Rover sits in the short crescent driveway behind a white iron gate.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2017

The walls were painted white, iron rods were installed through the tunnel’s roof up to the pavement, and gaslights and oxygen lamps were hung. 

From Scientific American • Feb. 21, 2014

“It’s an insane asylum, Turner. It’s a place where people live in long wards, tied to white iron beds. It’s a place where there are strong nurses to tell them exactly what to do.”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt