Metal that can precede Man or Maiden Crossword Clue

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Metal that can precede Man or Maiden Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
2. a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
(adjective)
1. extremely robust
(verb)
1. press and smooth with a heated iron

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PRECEDE (verb)
1. be earlier in time; go back further
2. move ahead (of others) in time or space
METAL (adjective)
1. containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
METAL (noun)
1. a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
2. any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
METAL (verb)
1. cover with metal

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