Ironing
['aɪənɪŋ] or ['aɪɚnɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles.
(noun.) garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed; 'there was a basketful of ironing to do'.
Typist: Marion--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Iron
(n.) The act or process of smoothing, as clothes, with hot flatirons.
(n.) The clothes ironed.
Inputed by Elliot
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of ironing, denotes domestic comforts and orderly business. If a woman dreams that she burns her hands while ironing, it foretells she will have illness or jealousy to disturb her peace. If she scorches the clothes, she will have a rival who will cause her much displeasure and suspicions. If the irons seem too cold, she will lack affection in her home.
Typist: Stephanie
Examples
- Ingenious forms of hand-operated ironing machines for turning over and ironing the edges of collars, and other articles, are in successful use. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I can do dress-making very well; and I understand fine washing and ironing; and between us we can find something to live on. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The heat generated for ironing, for instance, is all utilized. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was both baking and ironing day at the rectory, she remembered--Fanny would be busy. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- If the bosom has pleats raise them before ironing dry and dry under them. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I don't mind ironing, or any kind of work, for you and papa. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- All these young ladies wanted ironing, and all had a curious way of looking everywhere while they chattered. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- They are then slightly wrung and dried sufficiently for ironing. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- It seems that Tina is the child of the Frenchwoman who does the fine ironing in the laundry here. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Another development which followed was that of an attached stand, eliminating the necessity of lifting the iron on and off a stand many times during the ironing. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In ironing, hollow polishing rolls of various sizes are used, heated either by steam or gas. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I walked straight into the laundry, where they are ironing most of the week, now that I have so many guests in the house. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In the kitchen, the washing machine, the churn, the cheese press, ironing machine, wringer, the rat trap, and fruit jar. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Inputed by Kirsten