\Steel"y\, a.
1. Made of steel; consisting of steel. ``The steely point of
   Clifford's lance.'' --Shak.
         Around his shop the steely sparkles flew. --Gay.
2. Resembling steel; hard; firm; having the color of steel.
   ``His hair was steely gray.'' --The Century.
         She would unarm her noble heart of that steely
         resistance against the sweet blows of love. --Sir P.
                                               Sidney.
{Steely iron}, a compound of iron containing less than one
   half of one per cent of carbon.