flatiron
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flatiron¹
Where it comes from
From flat + iron.
noun flatirons · flat iron · flat-iron
- A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove. The evil-smelling larrikin, beer-imbued — The evil-loving brute-man homeward goes, He kicks his dirty children with his boot, Cursing their hunger, — and his poor worn wife With cold flat-irons and handled broom awaits His coming, to revile his drinking hard.
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A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
Similar: straightener
- a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
- A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
- Ellipsis of flat iron steak
adjective flat iron · flat-iron
- Having a flatiron shape. a flatiron building
Flatiron²
Where it comes from
From flat + iron, see flatiron.
proper noun
- A district of Manhattan, New York City, United States. On a recent Thursday, Vani Hari, perhaps Public Enemy No. 1 of big food companies, sat at ABC Kitchen in the Flatiron district wearing a purple sweater with a giant pink heart and pink heart-shaped crystal earrings.
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