clothes irons
Hot fabric smoothers
Clothes irons are handheld appliances with a flat heated surface, used to press wrinkles from fabric.
The heat and weight smooth fibers that have bunched or creased.
Most plug into electrical outlets; older irons were heated on stoves.
Steam irons release moisture to relax stubborn wrinkles.
She ran the iron over the collar until it lay flat.
- flatironHeated garment presser
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- electricPowered by current
- soleplateIron's heated underside
- hot platePortable electric cooking surface
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