ironing

[ ahy-er-ning ]
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noun
  1. the act or process of smoothing or pressing clothes, linens, etc., with a heated iron.

  2. articles of clothing or the like that have been or are to be ironed.

Origin of ironing

1
First recorded in 1700–10; iron + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for ironing

ironing

/ (ˈaɪənɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the act of ironing washed clothes

  2. clothes that are to be or that have been ironed

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