curling iron

Or curling irons

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of curling iron¹

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

Styling your up-do while you’re traveling has become easier with the introduction of cordless curling irons and hair straighteners but it has also gotten more complicated to fly with these hair care tools.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

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

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 Literature

Another reason a new generation is choosing rollers over traditional curling irons is that they’re more healthy for hair, whether you choose hot rollers or Velcro options.

From New York Times