Flatiron
['flæt,aɪən] or ['flæt,aɪɚn]
Definition
(n.) An iron with a flat, smooth surface for ironing clothes.
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Examples
- A flatiron is heated by conduction, the heat from the warm stove passing into the cold flatiron and gradually heating it. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The small electrical stove, shown in Figure 204, is similar in principle to the flatiron, but in it the heating coil is arranged as shown in Figure 205. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In consequence, many practical applications of electricity are possible, among which are flatiron and toaster. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I wish wearing flatirons on our heads would keep us from growing up. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Flatirons are made of iron because of the relatively high specific heat of iron. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- What's that about flatirons and cats? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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