ironing

[i·ron·ing]

The work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles

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The act or process of smoothing, as clothes, with hot flatirons.

Noun
the work of ironing washed clothes

Noun
garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed; "there was a basketful of ironing to do"


p. pr. & vb. n.
of Iron

n.
The act or process of smoothing, as clothes, with hot flatirons.

n.
The clothes ironed.


Ironing

I"ron*ing , n. 1. The act or process of smoothing, as clothes, with hot flatirons. 2. The clothes ironed. Ironing board, a flat board, upon which clothes are laid being ironed.

The act or process of smoothing, as clothes, with hot flatirons.

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Usage Examples

The only time I ever enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I came home every Friday afternoon, riding the six miles on the back of a big mule. I spent Saturday and Sunday washing and ironing and cooking for the children and went back to my country school on Sunday afternoon.

Ironing boards are a classic example of something I find horrible about modern society: the excitementation, for want of a better word, of mundane things.

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