ironing

     

Ironing or smoothing is the work of using a heate tool to remove wrinkles from washed clothes. The common tools for this purpose are called "irons" (sometimes clothes irons, flat irons, or smoothing irons). Modern designs are no longer made of iron, and are heated electrically rather than on a fire.

Trivia about ironing

  • Doing it in unusual places turns this household task into an "extreme" sport for some; got spray starch?
  • When doing this to your tie, like Burt Lancaster in "Atlantic City", put a piece of cardboard inside it

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