cast iron
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- /ˈkæst ˈaɪərn/
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- Many chefs prefer using a cast iron pan for even heat distribution while cooking.
- cast iron pipe
- made of cast iron
Examples
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The potatoes are boiled, diced, mixed with beaten eggs and cooked in a cast iron skillet.
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This is a Matheson Cookware cast iron pan.
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And what they all use is a cast iron pan.
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It's the biggest cast iron statue in the world.
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The Capital dome is completely constructed of cast iron.
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Everything in and on the dome is cast iron painted to look like marble or stone!
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Don't use my cast iron pan.
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Next gadget is cast iron waffle maker.
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Everything that's made in cast iron starts off handmade or hand carved out of wood.
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Their square, two-story house was devoid of ornamentation except for lightning rods and a cast iron weather vane.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: ‘cast iron’ denotes iron that has been cast (an iron object produced by pouring molten metal into a mold). A B1 learner who knows ‘cast’ (an item formed in a mold) and ‘iron’ will readily infer the basic meaning; only technical details (e.g. high carbon content, brittleness) require specialist knowledge.
Etymology
Cast iron comes from how the metal is made: cast means 'poured into a mold' and iron is the metal. That's why cast iron names a kind of iron made in molds that is very strong but 'breaks easily'.