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  • the mailed fist — the use of physical force to maintain control or impose one s will …   Useful english dictionary

  • mailed´-fist´ — mailed fist, force of arms; military power: »The massive helms are symbolic of the knight s dauntless courage, as the mailed fist is of his might (Time). –mailed´ fist´, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

  • mailed fist — noun Etymology: translation of German gepanzerte faust : armed or overbearing force : power, violence this was my first experience with a mailed fist clothed in the kid glove G.B.Oxnam * * * 1. superior force, esp. military force, when presented… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mailed fist — 1. superior force, esp. military force, when presented as a threat: The country showed its mailed fist in negotiations. 2. brutal or naked power, esp. coercive force: the mailed fist hidden in the velvet glove. [1895 1900] * * * …   Universalium

  • mailed fist — Someone who rules or controls something with a mailed fist is in absolute control and tolerates no dissent. A mailed fist in a velvet glove is used to describe someone who appears soft on the outside, but underneath is very hard. Iron fist is an… …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • mailed fist — mailed′ fist′ n. coercive force or the threat of such force …   From formal English to slang

  • mailed fist — n. [calque of Ger eiserne faust] the use or threat of force, as between nations …   English World dictionary

  • mailed fist —    Someone who rules or controls something with a mailed fist is in absolute control and tolerates no dissent. A mailed fist in a velvet glove is used to describe someone who appears soft on the outside, but underneath is very hard. Iron fist is… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Mailed fist —   Someone who rules or controls something with a mailed fist is in absolute control and tolerates no dissent. A mailed fist in a velvet glove is used to describe someone who appears soft on the outside, but underneath is very hard. Iron fist is… …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • Lords of the Starship — is a 1967 science fiction novel which marked the debut of author Mark S. Geston, written while he was at college. The novel takes a darkly cynical view of human nature; some critics have called it a very black comedy.toryIn the far future, on an… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Issues of The Magnet — Issues of The Magnet, published by Amalgamated Press between 1908 and 1940. References in brackets refer to reprints by the Howard Baker Press and the Greyfriars Book Club. 1908 The Making of Harry Wharton (Book Club 3) The Taming of Harry (Book… …   Wikipedia

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