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Noun: ironing  Iurning
  1. Garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed
    "there was a basketful of ironing to do"
     
  2. The work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles
Verb: iron  I(u)rn [N. Amer], Iu(r)n [Brit]
  1. Press and smooth with a heated iron
    "she stood there ironing"
    - iron out, press

Derived forms: ironings

Type of: garment, household linen, manchester [Austral, NZ], press, white goods, work

Encyclopedia: Iron Iron, Aisne Iron, pentacarbonyl-

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