Steel is often used in the formation of compounds, generally of obvious
meaning; as, steel-clad, steel- girt, steel-hearted, steel-plated,
steel-pointed, etc.
Bessemer steel (Metal.) See in the Vocabulary. -- Blister steel.
(Metal.) See under Blister. -- Cast steel (Metal.), a fine variety of
steel, originally made by smelting blister or cementation steel; hence,
ordinarily, steel of any process of production when remelted and cast.
-- Cromium steel (Metal.), a hard, tenacious variety containing a
little cromium, and somewhat resembling tungsten steel. -- Mild steel
(Metal.), a kind of steel having a lower proportion of carbon than
ordinary steel, rendering it softer and more malleable. -- Puddled
steel (Metal.), a variety of steel produced from cast iron by the
puddling process. -- Steel duck (Zoöl.), the goosander, or merganser.
[Prov. Eng.] -- Steel mill. (a) (Firearms) See Wheel lock, under Wheel.
(b) A mill which has steel grinding surfaces. (c) A mill where steel is
manufactured. -- Steel trap, a trap for catching wild animals. It
consists of two iron jaws, which close by means of a powerful steel
spring when the animal disturbs the catch, or tongue, by which they are
kept open. -- Steel wine, wine, usually sherry, in which steel filings
have been placed for a considerable time, -- used as a medicine. --
Tincture of steel (Med.), an alcoholic solution of the chloride of
iron. -- Tungsten steel (Metal.), a variety of steel containing a small
amount of tungsten, and noted for its tenacity and hardness, as well as
for its malleability and tempering qualities. It is also noted for its
magnetic properties.
Steel (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steeled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Steeling.]
[AS. stlan: cf. Icel. stæla. See Steel, n.] 1. To overlay, point, or
edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax.