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ironclad adjective & noun. M19.
[from IRON noun & adjective + clad pa. pple of CLOTHE.]
A. adjective.
Protected or covered with iron; esp. (of a naval vessel) armour-plated. M19.
fig. Strict, rigorous, hard and fast. M19.
M. Puzo You know you got an ironclad contract..and I can't fire you.
Of a plant: able to withstand cold and frost. US. L19.
b. noun.
An ironclad ship. M19.
transf. & fig. Something resembling an armoured ship; something tough or impregnable. M19.