iron gray

& 8. A. As adj .: Of a grayish hue, approximating to the color of freshly-fractured iron. B. As subst.: A gray hue, approximating to the color of freshly-fractured iron. *iron-handed, a. Harsh, severe, cruel. iron-hat, a. Old armor: A head-piece of iron, made in the form of a hat, and worn from the twelfth to the seventeenth century; a steel-hat.