curling iron

American  

Or curling irons

noun

curling irons plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• curling irons
  plural

Etymology

Origin of curling iron

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

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curling iron

In 1829, she discovered the first Squaloraja fossil - known as the fish with the "curling iron eyes" - it was an ancient creature which bridged the gap between sharks and rays.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

The hotel provides a stool, hair dryer and curling iron at each station.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

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

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025

Commissions range from 20 cents to $7 a purchase and can fluctuate if a certain product, like the rotating curling iron for example, starts trending, leading to more influencers making videos about it, Beaupre noticed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2023

Another young woman in the 587th, who’d been a hairdresser before the war, used a metal rod for cleaning guns as a curling iron.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein