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What (who) is electric iron - definition

TOOL OR APPLIANCE FOR SMOOTHING CLOTH USING HEAT AND PRESSURE
Sad iron; Steam iron; Electric iron; Tailor's goose; Iron (appliance); Clothes pressing iron; Flatiron (appliance); Goffering iron; Laundry iron; Clothing iron; Sadiron; Steam generator iron
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steam iron         
(steam irons)
A steam iron is an electric iron that produces steam from water that you put into it. The steam makes it easier to get the creases out of your clothes.
N-COUNT
Sadiron         
·noun An iron for smoothing clothes; a flatiron.
sad iron         
¦ noun historical a flat iron.
Origin
from sad, in the obs. sense 'weighty'.

Wikipedia

Clothes iron

A clothes iron (also flatiron, smoothing iron, or simply iron) is a small appliance that, when heated, is used to press clothes to remove wrinkles and unwanted creases. Domestic irons generally range in operating temperature from between 121 °C (250 °F) to 182 °C (360 °F). It is named for the metal (iron) of which the device was historically made, and the use of it is generally called ironing, the final step in the process of laundering clothes.

Ironing works by loosening the ties between the long chains of molecules that exist in polymer fiber materials. With the heat and the weight of the ironing plate, the fibers are stretched and the fabric maintains its new shape when cool. Some materials, such as cotton, require the use of water to loosen the intermolecular bonds.

Examples of use of electric iron
1. He clutched a beer in one hand and a stolen electric iron in the other, his rifle slung over his shoulder.
2. When rescuers came they found her dead with signs of abuse, including burns that appear to have come from an electric iron.
3. He allegedly admitted to strangling Dimitra Boikou with her bra before tying her to her bed with an electric iron cable in an attempt to stage a suicide.