Hypertext Webster Gateway: "steely"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steely \Steel"y\, a.
1. Made of steel; consisting of steel. ``The steely point of
Clifford's lance.'' --Shak.
Around his shop the steely sparkles flew. --Gay.
2. Resembling steel; hard; firm; having the color of steel.
``His hair was steely gray.'' --The Century.
She would unarm her noble heart of that steely
resistance against the sweet blows of love. --Sir P.
Sidney.
{Steely iron}, a compound of iron containing less than one
half of one per cent of carbon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
steely
adj 1: resembling steel as in hardness; "steely eyes"; "steely
nerves like those of a steeplejack"
2: resembling steel in hardness
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