hot irons
Cattle marking implements
Hot irons are styling tools heated to shape hair—curling irons, flat irons, crimping irons.
The phrase also refers to branding irons used on livestock or historically on humans.
The expression strike while the iron is hot comes from blacksmithing, where heated metal must be shaped before it cools.
She burned her fingers on the hot irons.
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- cattle brandBurned ownership mark
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- steam pressHeated garment-smoothing appliance
- searingBrowning with intense heat
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