cold iron
A substance harmful to fairiesA (possibly fictional) substance harmful to fairies; depending on the story, ordinary iron or iron treated in some way
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A (possibly fictional) substance harmful to fairies; depending on the story, ordinary iron or iron treated in some way
(Ireland, Scotland, slang, uncountable)A bad omen.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable