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flat iron

  • a variation of flatiron.
    flatiron
    noun
    an iron for pressing clothes or fabric, especially an old-fashioned, nonelectric one that is typically made of cast iron and heated on a woodstove.

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A tiny house once named after a flat iron because of its shape is for sale in a Cornish harbour.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2025

“I would flat iron my hair,” said Berlie, a daytime anchor at Nexstar’s Chicago-based cable channel NewsNation.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2024

The dinner, where courses served included coffee-crusted black angus flat iron steak and a vegetable curry with squash and rice, attracted nearly 400 people, including government officials and academics.

From Reuters Nov. 17, 2023

So for this recipe from our book “COOKish,” which limits recipes to just six ingredients without sacrificing flavor, we sear quick-cooking flat iron steak in a hot skillet for a main course salad.

From Washington Times May 5, 2023

There was an opening in the bars with a flat, iron shelf attached on the inside.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

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