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Definition of Smoothing iron
1. Noun. Home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth.
Specialized synonyms: Flatiron, Gauffer, Gauffering Iron, Goffer, Goffering Iron, Steam Iron, Travel Iron
Generic synonyms: Home Appliance, Household Appliance
Derivative terms: Iron
Definition of Smoothing iron
1. Noun. A heated appliance that is used to smooth clothing and other items after washing and (usually, partially) drying. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smoothing Iron
Literary usage of Smoothing iron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by Chartered Insurance Institute (1905)
"We are all familiar with the ordinary Flat and Box Iron at home, but a " Gas-heated
smoothing iron " is different. The Iron itself is of the familiar shape, ..."
2. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary: A Description of Tools, Instruments by Edward Henry Knight (1876)
"Smoothing-iron with Shield. Egyptian Smoothing- Tool. excessive heat, ...
A substitute for a smoothing-iron, made of steatite, attached to a plate and ..."
3. Electricity in Every-day Life by Edwin James Houston (1905)
"An Electric Smoothing-iron. placed inside the iron case. The advantage in this
form of apparatus consists in the fact that the proper temperature of the ..."
4. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1907)
"Flatley uses an old smoothing-iron as a socket for the gudgeon of his shaft. ...
The smoothing-iron is a modern makeshift for the stone socket of old days. ..."
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