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FLATIRON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does flatiron mean?
• FLATIRON (noun)
The noun FLATIRON has 1 sense:
1. an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove
Familiarity information: FLATIRON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An iron that was heated by placing it on a stove
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flatiron" is a kind of...):
iron; smoothing iron (home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth)
Context examples
"What's that about flatirons and cats?" asked Meg, as she crept into the room with the finished letter in her hand.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
I wish wearing flatirons on our heads would keep us from growing up.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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