Iron Shroud
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Ludovico Sforza, who invented the Iron Shroud, was the first to suffer death by this horrible torture.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Iron Shroud” mean?
Ludovico Sforza, who invented the Iron Shroud, was the first to suffer death by this horrible torture.
Is “Iron Shroud” formal or informal?
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