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Meanings of ironed in English

(Of linens or clothes) smoothed with a hot iron.

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Examples for "unironed"
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Who knew it would come from Jo Brand in an unironed lilac tabard?
The Guardian
2
One child's pinafore was still unironed; the rest were folded, finished.
The Best British Short Stories of 1922
3
Preacher was standing up over his writing table, unshaved, wearing an unironed white shirt.
Rain gods
4
Two sentinels were stationed in the front cell, and I was thus left four days in peace, unironed.
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2
5
He picked a clean but unironed shirt from a pile of washed clothes and then couldn't settle on which tie.
Firewall
Usage of ironed in English
1
The details of that deal are yet to be ironed out, however.
Radio NZ
2
A few issues still needed to be ironed out, another source said.
Reuters
3
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the details are still being ironed out.
Radio NZ
4
There was no speculation on when the problems would be ironed out.
Wired
5
I washed and ironed in Memphis till washing went out of style.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
6
They had better be ironed at once and put into the hold.
The Bravest of the Brave — or, with Peterborough in Spain
7
Mrs. Tiggy-winkle ironed it, and goffered it, and shook out the frills.
A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories
8
Errors have been ironed out of their game, the focus is firmer.
The Guardian
9
Farrow ironed out her course and aimed the careening car dead center.
Highways in Hiding
10
Billy had ironed up many a calf in those same pens himself.
Cattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories
11
His feet were also ironed, and the chain lashed to a limber.
The Blood Ship
12
All day, from morning until evening, she ironed clothes in a laundry.
Stories to Tell to Children
13
There went another two and a half hours, getting it ironed out.
For Love Of Evil
14
A cast of accomplished actors moves around as if they've been ironed.
The Guardian
15
We were all ironed as soon as we were brought on board.
The Bravest of the Brave — or, with Peterborough in Spain
16
Christopher Carduff, its editor, has undoubtedly ironed out a few more defects.
The Irish Times
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