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Cast Iron

nounid 40886·updated May 18, 2026
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an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting

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plural
Cast Irons
possessive
Cast Iron's
pluralpossessive
Cast Irons'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting
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