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Noun: ironing  I(-u)r-ning
  1. The work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles
    "She spent Sunday afternoon doing the ironing"
     
  2. Garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed
    "there was a basketful of ironing to do"
Verb: iron  I(-u)rn
  1. Apply pressure and smooth with a heated iron
    "she stood there ironing"; "She ironed out the wrinkles in her shirt";
    - iron out, press

Derived forms: ironings

Type of: garment, household linen, manchester [Austral, NZ], press, white goods, work

Encyclopedia: Ironing

Iron, Forged in Fire