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motley iron

motley iron noun: a medium-quality cast iron, consisting of a mixture of white iron and gray iron.

Noun

motley iron (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A medium-quality cast iron, consisting of a mixture of white iron and gray iron.

Questions about motley iron

What does motley iron mean?
Motley iron means a medium-quality cast iron, consisting of a mixture of white iron and gray iron.
What part of speech is motley iron?
Motley iron is a noun.

Words near motley iron in the dictionary

  1. Motley County
  2. motley crew
  3. motley crews
  4. motley fool
  5. motley fools
  6. motley iron
  7. motleyed
  8. motleyer
  9. motleyest
  10. motleying
  11. motleyness

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