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Meanings of clothes iron in English

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Is a small appliance that, when heated, is used to press clothes to remove creases.

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        The withdrawal agreement must give legal effect to that 'cast iron' guarantee.
        The Guardian
        2
        In recent weeks he has nationalized oil service companies and iron producers.
        Reuters
        3
        The election commission said it was working to iron out the problems.
        Reuters
        4
        Wood and coal; apple and peach; iron and silver; ship and automobile.
        The Measurement of Intelligence / An Explanation of and a Comple...
        5
        He wanted to allow time to iron out the problems, he explained.
        The Guardian
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        When he struck me I mahk him dere wid my hot flatiron.
        O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
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        As she reached for a flatiron her hand stopped in midair.
        The Drums of Jeopardy
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        She thought with satisfaction of Aunt Dolcey and the hot flatiron.
        O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
        4
        I'd throw a flatiron at his head and put some castor-oil in his soup!
        The Nine-Tenths
        5
        To keep the pan from sliding place a flatiron or some other weight on it.
        The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
        1
        One such is that which lies about one hundred yards beyond Carysfort Park, Blackrock, and goes by the name of "The Smoothing Iron."
        The Irish Times
        Usage of clothes iron in English
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        Some are as small as a clothes iron.
        The black minutes
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        Serene continued to believe this right up until the moment when her naked body touched metal hotter than a clothes iron.
        Jupiter War