curling iron
noun
a rod, usually of metal, used when heated for curling the hair, which is twined around it.
curling irons
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a variation of
curling iron.
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pluralof curling iron.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
curling ironnouna rod, usually of metal, used when heated for curling the hair, which is twined around it.
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Meanwhile, Rebel Wilson won worst actress for "her not-quite-believable performance as an action hero in Bride Hard with weaponised curling irons".
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
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 ● Aug. 25, 2025
Layouts of combs and brushes, curling irons, razors, dye containers, soaps, hair samples, jewelry, and such feel not repetitive but satisfyingly completist: familial reunions of associated objects, each secreting a tellable tale.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 15, 2019
Ulta already attracts plenty of these obsessives: Its latest customer research found some 77 percent of Ulta shoppers own more than 11 lipsticks, and 68 percent own more than two curling irons.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2016
Both Park and Josh were recruited from time to time to hold hot curling irons.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
