flat iron

collocation in English

meaningsofflatandiron

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flat
adjective
uk
/flæt/us
/flæt/
level and smooth, with no curved, high, or ...
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iron
noun
uk
/aɪən/us
/aɪrn/
a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts ...
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(Definition offlatandironfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflat iron

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If one does not use an electric iron, one has to use aflatiron—if one is obtainable.
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Theflatironsurface goes on to the road, and the ordinary macadam road is not damaged at all.
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The noise may turn out to be due to the fact that the lady next door is using aflatiron.
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I happen to be one who on occasions has used aflatiron—not for lethal purposes.
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I shall not argue at any great length the case for the exemption of theflatiron.
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As he pointed out, the smoothing iron is referred to in ordinary working-class homes as aflatiron.
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In homes without electricity or gas, people must depend on what is known as aflatiron.
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There is the case of the use of theflatironor wireless belonging to one person by another person—a servant or an individual in the house, etc.
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Ironing would have been done with a metalflatiron, often heated in the fireplace, and various other devices.
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It is also known as a clothes iron,flatiron, or smoothing iron.
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Flatironsteaks usually have a significant amount of marbling.
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Theflatironsteak lies above it, and is distinct from this steak, as it is formed from different muscles: teres minor and infraspinatus.
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The roofs of these pavilions were doubly curved gridshells formed entirely of a lattice of straight angle-iron andflatironbars.
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Restaurants, particularly upscale, have recently begun servingflatironsteaks on their menus.
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The tomb contained the remains of an elite status woman accompanied by an adult male and a child; the woman had a largeflatironore mirror on her chest.
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The meaning of the weasel is unclear but the two most likely definitions are: aflatironused for finishing clothing; or rhyming slang for a coat ("weasel and stoat").
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Traditionally, it is made by spreading a handful of the flour evenly in a baking ring on aflatironor griddle on the open fire.
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People cannot get flat irons today and so are compelled to use electric and gas irons.
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Surely we have gone beyond the point where taxation must be borne by people's flat irons.
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