curling iron
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of curling iron
First recorded in 1625–35
Example Sentences
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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
The Beachwaver, a rotating curling iron that will curl your hair in minutes.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2023
“I’ve had a curling iron to the eye, mascara brush to the eye,” she said.
From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2020
Where the rim of a cauldron would be, it breaks into long strips of curling iron, as though it has been melted and pulled apart like taffy.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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