curling iron

American  

Or curling irons

noun

1. a rod, usually of metal, used when heated for curling the hair, which is twined around it.

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Etymology

Origin of curling iron

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

Taking a curling iron to a single dangling piece of hair on a bald head?

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

The Beachwaver, a rotating curling iron that will curl your hair in minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2023

Whatever happens, McCain will leave behind some big shoes—and curling iron barrels—to fill.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2021

These days she swears by a leave-in conditioner from Mixed Chicks, with occasional help from a curling iron.

From The Guardian • May 30, 2019

My grandfather’s new business associates: in the front seat sits Mabel Reese, twenty-six years old, from Kentucky, face rouged, hair giving off a burnt smell from the morning’s curling iron.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides