noun

steel

steel

The bridge is made of steel.

The bridge is made of steel.

He has nerves of steel.

He has nerves of steel.

made of steel constructed from steel The frame is made of steel.

nerves of steel very calm and brave You need nerves of steel for this job.

Synonyms: alloy, metal

From Old English 'stȳle', related to German 'Stahl', meaning a hard metal.

It sounds like 'steal'. You can think of it as 'stealing' the weakness from iron to make it stronger.

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