ironingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈʌɪənɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈaɪ(ə)rnɪŋ/

Forms: see iron n.¹ and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: iron v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < iron v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of fitting or equipping something with iron. Also: iron fittings. Now rare.The meaning in quot. 1628-9 is unclear; it may illustrate sense 2a, though the equivalent sense 3a of iron v.¹ is attested only somewhat later.

ΚΠ

1628–9 in A. J. Mill Mediaeval Plays in Scotl. (1927) 210 To Williame Broune for sewing of the laill claithis to the pageantis and irneing of it x lib.

1650 ( in A. J. Warden Dundee Burgh Laws (1872) 143 The stanchening and ironing of the beisse windowes.

1864 Proc. Court of Inq. Relative to Fall of New Orleans 90 The presence of numerous mechanics, employed..the ironing of the decks and caulking wheel-houses.

1896 Educ. Rep. ii. viii. 1025 in Executive Documents U.S. House of Representatives (53rd Congress, 3rd Sess.) V Ironing of plain vehicle from specifications furnished.

1913 Automobile 17 Apr. 851/1 Most of the parts of this design will have to be specially made, as for instance the ironing of the emergency seat and the ironing of the front windshield.

1965 E. Tunis Colonial Craftsmen iv. 96/2 The ironing of the wheel wasn't finished until the blacksmiths had shrunk four iron bands on its hub.

a. The action or task of pressing and smoothing clothes, cloth, etc., with a heated iron; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing

ironing1688

goffering1846

flat-ironing1879

pressinga1911

iron1922

press1932

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. iii. 98/2 Drying. Smoothing or Ironing.

c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 7 Mr. Newbery..would keep no women servants—had all washing, Ironing, dairy and all performed by men.

1779 C. Dibdin Chelsea Pensioner i. 12 I am glad he staid till I had done my ironing.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxiv. 230 A strong smell of ironing pervaded the little passage.

1885 Manch. Examiner 9 Sept. 3/1 Equal to the task of instructing a laundress in the ironing of a tablecloth.

1920 Catholic World May 169 Ironing the crumples out of her darling banknotes with repeated ironings.

1957 ‘Miss Read’ Village Diary 186 I find ironing one of the less objectionable forms of housework.

1978 J. Galway Autobiogr. (1979) iii. 27 One day my mam was doing the ironing and I was sitting gazing into the fire.

2005 Independent 21 Dec. 9/2 Her shrink-to-fit dresses..can be packed in a suitcase with no need for ironing.

b. Laundry which is to be or has just been ironed.

ΚΠ

1779 C. Dibdin Chelsea Pensioner 13 Suppose you was to go towards Battersea bridge and try to meet my old man while I carry this ironing home.

1847 Rural Repository 12 June 154/1 She..may yet be obliged to lay aside the jewels from her hands and take in washing and ironing for a livelihood.

1867 M. L. Charlesworth Ministering Children: Sequel i. 11 Molly came in, put away the ironing, and the table was set.

1907 Harper's Monthly Mag. Mar. 651/2 Mrs. Goodwin wouldn't like that, though, because she would get her feet wet bringing up the ironing.

1960 Times 8 Apr. 21/4 Do you, too, feel like a balancing act in a circus when you stumble upstairs with a pile of ironing all in one go?

2013 L. Kemp Mums like Us 146 The mess..includes hardened splodges of ketchup on the tiled floor and a piled-high basket of ironing.

3. The action or an act of putting a person in irons; shackling.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > [noun]

shackling1556

uptying1614

fetteringa1623

chaining1661

ironing1715

1715 Persecution Expos'd 153 Newberry..was accessary to our Ironing.

1820 Examiner No. 650. 620/1 The dungeonings and ironings of Reformers.

1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil II. xxvi. 388 To superintend the ironing of ten..recruits.

1904 10th Special Rep. Commissioner Labor i. 46 Such convicts may be punished by ironing.

1982 T. R. Turner Beware People Weeping xi. 151 He was also disturbed about the ironing of the prisoners.

4. Metallurgy. The deposition of iron or slag on the surface of a tuyère during smelting; damage to a tuyère caused by this. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > other metalworking processes

limation1617

matting1688

sheeting1776

blooming1812

steeling1816

ungraining1839

tarnishing1858

ironing1868

shimming1872

beating1875

siliconizing1880

shearing1881

inoxidizing1883

rustproofing1892

picking1895

rifting1903

Bayer process1910

autofrettage1919

prefinishing1935

panel beating1953

splatting1976

1868 H. Bauerman Treat. Metall. Iron viii. 178 An advantage is claimed for bronzed twyers of not being readily destroyed by ‘ironing’, that is, of being melted by the imperfectly-fused masses of metallic iron which sometimes adhere to the end of the twyer.

1887 E. D. Peters Mod. Amer. Methods Copper Smelting ix. 194 The high percentage of the matte, made without trouble from ironing, is entirely due to the great rapidity of the smelting.

1971 W. K. V. Gale Iron & Steel Industry: Dict. Terms 116 If a blast furnace tuyere gets a deposit of iron and/or slag on its nose it is said to have ironed, the building-up being known as ironing.

Compounds

C1. General attributive (in sense 2a).

ironing blanket n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing > ironing or pressing implements

pressing iron1343

cold press1552

setting-stick?1578

putter1583

putting stick1583

poking-stick1592

pooter1596

poting stick1600

poker1604

goose1606

poking-iron?1606

iron1613

smoothing-iron1627

steel1638

box iron1640

smoothing-boxa1684

press iron1695

ironing board1721

sad iron1759

ironing blanket1774

ironing table1778

flat-iron1810

sleeve-board1826

ironer1833

Italian iron1833

press-board1849

ironing machine1851

goffering-iron1861

skirt-board1861

goffer1865

trouser press1880

ironing board cover1886

trouser presser1888

electric iron1890

press cloth1918

press-pad1924

tie press1926

steam-iron1951

pressing board1969

1774 Public Advertiser 19 May One new Ironing Blanket.

1810 E. Weeton Let. 25 Feb. in Jrnl. of Governess (1969) I. 232 I flew into the servants' hall for the ironing blanket.

1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South I. iv. 44 Dixon had complained that the ironing-blanket had been burnt again.

1944 Times 23 Oct. 6/1 (advt.) Useful and good wearing ironing blankets.

2009 J. Dettman Pearl in Cage 501 She stood watching Amber fold up her ironing blanket.

ironing cloth n.

ΚΠ

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Clear-starching Afterwards iron them over upon your Ironing-Cloth, upon the wrong Sides.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. x. 140 The little table stood out before the fire, covered with an ironing-cloth.

1928 Pop. Mech. Apr. 680/1 A positive device for holding the ironing cloth tight to the surface of the board.

2011 B. Toner What to do about Everything 114 Iron it inside-out.., using an ironing cloth to prevent shine and to protect the fabric.

ironing day n.

ΚΠ

1806 R. Semple Charles Ellis I. xiv. 194 Friday—that was washing day—Saturday, that was ironing day.

1909 Light June 75/1 Monday and Tuesday are recognized and set aside by the good housewife as washing day and ironing day.

1993 E. Birkby Up Country Lane Cookbk. viii. 86 Ironing day was also a perfect time for dreaming. My body might be confined to the chores before me, but my mind never stayed captive for long.

ironing machine n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing > ironing or pressing implements

pressing iron1343

cold press1552

setting-stick?1578

putter1583

putting stick1583

poking-stick1592

pooter1596

poting stick1600

poker1604

goose1606

poking-iron?1606

iron1613

smoothing-iron1627

steel1638

box iron1640

smoothing-boxa1684

press iron1695

ironing board1721

sad iron1759

ironing blanket1774

ironing table1778

flat-iron1810

sleeve-board1826

ironer1833

Italian iron1833

press-board1849

ironing machine1851

goffering-iron1861

skirt-board1861

goffer1865

trouser press1880

ironing board cover1886

trouser presser1888

electric iron1890

press cloth1918

press-pad1924

tie press1926

steam-iron1951

pressing board1969

1851 Sci. Amer. 27 Dec. 114/3 This ironing machine has a long handle, and is propelled without danger of burning the finger by the slipping of the ‘ironing rag’.

1921 Electrician 11 Mar. 304/2 An electric ironing machine..costs about the same as a washing machine.

1962 Which? June 170/1 We should like to hear from members who have bought a dishwashing machine or an ironing machine during 1960 or 1961.

2003 N. Slater Toast 28 Mrs Poole..fed the winceyette sheets through the ironing machine with its long cotton-covered roller.

ironing room n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing > room

ironing room1758

1758 London Chron. 11 Feb. 149/1 The bottom of the building to be divided into washing rooms, and ironing rooms over them.

1894 E. Banks Campaigns Curiosity 195 The one large room..should be divided into..three apartments; wash-house, sorting-room, and ironing-room.

1962 Guardian 3 Dec. 4/7 Mothers come..to enjoy working in the little ironing room.

1994 30 Days in Church & in World No. 10. 38/1 Some devout Ukrainian women and a sacristan cantor would turn the ironing-room of the Invalid Home into a chapel.

ironing stool n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing > stool

ironing stool1820

1820 Liverpool Mercury 11 Aug. 1/1 (advt.) A large handsome Kitchen or Laundry, with good Grate, Ironing Stool, and Boiler, complete.

1878 H. B. Stowe Poganuc People xxv. 268 Will seized her off the ironing stool and, perching her on his shoulder, danced round the table.

1910 Children's Friend Nov. 573 She perched comfortably on the ironing stool.

2000 Guardian 22 June ii. 15/5 P Brimson..ordered a £34.74 ironing stool from Health & Beauty Direct.

ironing table n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing > ironing or pressing implements

pressing iron1343

cold press1552

setting-stick?1578

putter1583

putting stick1583

poking-stick1592

pooter1596

poting stick1600

poker1604

goose1606

poking-iron?1606

iron1613

smoothing-iron1627

steel1638

box iron1640

smoothing-boxa1684

press iron1695

ironing board1721

sad iron1759

ironing blanket1774

ironing table1778

flat-iron1810

sleeve-board1826

ironer1833

Italian iron1833

press-board1849

ironing machine1851

goffering-iron1861

skirt-board1861

goffer1865

trouser press1880

ironing board cover1886

trouser presser1888

electric iron1890

press cloth1918

press-pad1924

tie press1926

steam-iron1951

pressing board1969

1778 Catal. Househ. Furnit. Mrs. Hanmer 18 Two ironing tables and cloaths.

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. x. 141 The poor woman was still hard at work at an ironing-table.

1911 F. B. Jack Woman's Bk. 273/1 The Ironing Table.—This must be of a good size, strong, and steady, and of a convenient height for working at.

2009 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 Mar. c1 Flip past the ads for stencil companies and portable ironing tables to Page 24.

C2.

ironing box n. a box iron; (in later use also) an electric iron.Now chiefly in the English of Kenya, Uganda, and India.

ΚΠ

1669 in Mayflower Descendant (1905) 7 44 Ironing box with heaters & pease hooke.

1760 J. Colebrooke in Philos. Trans. 1759 (Royal Soc.) 51 44 An ironing box, charged with an hot heater.

1868 London Society Feb. 129/1 They removed traces of handling with an ironing-box.

2003 Afr. News (Nexis) 2 Oct. How does the MP have his clothes pressed, this reporter inquired?.. Namukwaya said: ‘We gave up. You run here, you run there, looking for any one with an ironing box.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ironing
释义	ironingn.¹ Brit. /ˈʌɪənɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈaɪ(ə)rnɪŋ/ Forms: see iron n.¹ and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: iron v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < iron v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of fitting or equipping something with iron. Also: iron fittings. Now rare.The meaning in quot. 1628-9 is unclear; it may illustrate sense 2a, though the equivalent sense 3a of iron v.¹ is attested only somewhat later. ΚΠ 1628–9 in A. J. Mill Mediaeval Plays in Scotl. (1927) 210 To Williame Broune for sewing of the laill claithis to the pageantis and irneing of it x lib. 1650 ( in A. J. Warden Dundee Burgh Laws (1872) 143 The stanchening and ironing of the beisse windowes. 1864 Proc. Court of Inq. Relative to Fall of New Orleans 90 The presence of numerous mechanics, employed..the ironing of the decks and caulking wheel-houses. 1896 Educ. Rep. ii. viii. 1025 in Executive Documents U.S. House of Representatives (53rd Congress, 3rd Sess.) V Ironing of plain vehicle from specifications furnished. 1913 Automobile 17 Apr. 851/1 Most of the parts of this design will have to be specially made, as for instance the ironing of the emergency seat and the ironing of the front windshield. 1965 E. Tunis Colonial Craftsmen iv. 96/2 The ironing of the wheel wasn't finished until the blacksmiths had shrunk four iron bands on its hub. 2. a. The action or task of pressing and smoothing clothes, cloth, etc., with a heated iron; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing ironing1688 goffering1846 flat-ironing1879 pressinga1911 iron1922 press1932 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. iii. 98/2 Drying. Smoothing or Ironing. c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 7 Mr. Newbery..would keep no women servants—had all washing, Ironing, dairy and all performed by men. 1779 C. Dibdin Chelsea Pensioner i. 12 I am glad he staid till I had done my ironing. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxiv. 230 A strong smell of ironing pervaded the little passage. 1885 Manch. Examiner 9 Sept. 3/1 Equal to the task of instructing a laundress in the ironing of a tablecloth. 1920 Catholic World May 169 Ironing the crumples out of her darling banknotes with repeated ironings. 1957 ‘Miss Read’ Village Diary 186 I find ironing one of the less objectionable forms of housework. 1978 J. Galway Autobiogr. (1979) iii. 27 One day my mam was doing the ironing and I was sitting gazing into the fire. 2005 Independent 21 Dec. 9/2 Her shrink-to-fit dresses..can be packed in a suitcase with no need for ironing. b. Laundry which is to be or has just been ironed. ΚΠ 1779 C. Dibdin Chelsea Pensioner 13 Suppose you was to go towards Battersea bridge and try to meet my old man while I carry this ironing home. 1847 Rural Repository 12 June 154/1 She..may yet be obliged to lay aside the jewels from her hands and take in washing and ironing for a livelihood. 1867 M. L. Charlesworth Ministering Children: Sequel i. 11 Molly came in, put away the ironing, and the table was set. 1907 Harper's Monthly Mag. Mar. 651/2 Mrs. Goodwin wouldn't like that, though, because she would get her feet wet bringing up the ironing. 1960 Times 8 Apr. 21/4 Do you, too, feel like a balancing act in a circus when you stumble upstairs with a pile of ironing all in one go? 2013 L. Kemp Mums like Us 146 The mess..includes hardened splodges of ketchup on the tiled floor and a piled-high basket of ironing. 3. The action or an act of putting a person in irons; shackling. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > [noun] shackling1556 uptying1614 fetteringa1623 chaining1661 ironing1715 1715 Persecution Expos'd 153 Newberry..was accessary to our Ironing. 1820 Examiner No. 650. 620/1 The dungeonings and ironings of Reformers. 1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil II. xxvi. 388 To superintend the ironing of ten..recruits. 1904 10th Special Rep. Commissioner Labor i. 46 Such convicts may be punished by ironing. 1982 T. R. Turner Beware People Weeping xi. 151 He was also disturbed about the ironing of the prisoners. 4. Metallurgy. The deposition of iron or slag on the surface of a tuyère during smelting; damage to a tuyère caused by this. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > other metalworking processes limation1617 matting1688 sheeting1776 blooming1812 steeling1816 ungraining1839 tarnishing1858 ironing1868 shimming1872 beating1875 siliconizing1880 shearing1881 inoxidizing1883 rustproofing1892 picking1895 rifting1903 Bayer process1910 autofrettage1919 prefinishing1935 panel beating1953 splatting1976 1868 H. Bauerman Treat. Metall. Iron viii. 178 An advantage is claimed for bronzed twyers of not being readily destroyed by ‘ironing’, that is, of being melted by the imperfectly-fused masses of metallic iron which sometimes adhere to the end of the twyer. 1887 E. D. Peters Mod. Amer. Methods Copper Smelting ix. 194 The high percentage of the matte, made without trouble from ironing, is entirely due to the great rapidity of the smelting. 1971 W. K. V. Gale Iron & Steel Industry: Dict. Terms 116 If a blast furnace tuyere gets a deposit of iron and/or slag on its nose it is said to have ironed, the building-up being known as ironing. Compounds C1. General attributive (in sense 2a). ironing blanket n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing > ironing or pressing implements pressing iron1343 cold press1552 setting-stick?1578 putter1583 putting stick1583 poking-stick1592 pooter1596 poting stick1600 poker1604 goose1606 poking-iron?1606 iron1613 smoothing-iron1627 steel1638 box iron1640 smoothing-boxa1684 press iron1695 ironing board1721 sad iron1759 ironing blanket1774 ironing table1778 flat-iron1810 sleeve-board1826 ironer1833 Italian iron1833 press-board1849 ironing machine1851 goffering-iron1861 skirt-board1861 goffer1865 trouser press1880 ironing board cover1886 trouser presser1888 electric iron1890 press cloth1918 press-pad1924 tie press1926 steam-iron1951 pressing board1969 1774 Public Advertiser 19 May One new Ironing Blanket. 1810 E. Weeton Let. 25 Feb. in Jrnl. of Governess (1969) I. 232 I flew into the servants' hall for the ironing blanket. 1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South I. iv. 44 Dixon had complained that the ironing-blanket had been burnt again. 1944 Times 23 Oct. 6/1 (advt.) Useful and good wearing ironing blankets. 2009 J. Dettman Pearl in Cage 501 She stood watching Amber fold up her ironing blanket. ironing cloth n. ΚΠ 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Clear-starching Afterwards iron them over upon your Ironing-Cloth, upon the wrong Sides. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. x. 140 The little table stood out before the fire, covered with an ironing-cloth. 1928 Pop. Mech. Apr. 680/1 A positive device for holding the ironing cloth tight to the surface of the board. 2011 B. Toner What to do about Everything 114 Iron it inside-out.., using an ironing cloth to prevent shine and to protect the fabric. ironing day n. ΚΠ 1806 R. Semple Charles Ellis I. xiv. 194 Friday—that was washing day—Saturday, that was ironing day. 1909 Light June 75/1 Monday and Tuesday are recognized and set aside by the good housewife as washing day and ironing day. 1993 E. Birkby Up Country Lane Cookbk. viii. 86 Ironing day was also a perfect time for dreaming. My body might be confined to the chores before me, but my mind never stayed captive for long. ironing machine n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing > ironing or pressing implements pressing iron1343 cold press1552 setting-stick?1578 putter1583 putting stick1583 poking-stick1592 pooter1596 poting stick1600 poker1604 goose1606 poking-iron?1606 iron1613 smoothing-iron1627 steel1638 box iron1640 smoothing-boxa1684 press iron1695 ironing board1721 sad iron1759 ironing blanket1774 ironing table1778 flat-iron1810 sleeve-board1826 ironer1833 Italian iron1833 press-board1849 ironing machine1851 goffering-iron1861 skirt-board1861 goffer1865 trouser press1880 ironing board cover1886 trouser presser1888 electric iron1890 press cloth1918 press-pad1924 tie press1926 steam-iron1951 pressing board1969 1851 Sci. Amer. 27 Dec. 114/3 This ironing machine has a long handle, and is propelled without danger of burning the finger by the slipping of the ‘ironing rag’. 1921 Electrician 11 Mar. 304/2 An electric ironing machine..costs about the same as a washing machine. 1962 Which? June 170/1 We should like to hear from members who have bought a dishwashing machine or an ironing machine during 1960 or 1961. 2003 N. Slater Toast 28 Mrs Poole..fed the winceyette sheets through the ironing machine with its long cotton-covered roller. ironing room n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing > room ironing room1758 1758 London Chron. 11 Feb. 149/1 The bottom of the building to be divided into washing rooms, and ironing rooms over them. 1894 E. Banks Campaigns Curiosity 195 The one large room..should be divided into..three apartments; wash-house, sorting-room, and ironing-room. 1962 Guardian 3 Dec. 4/7 Mothers come..to enjoy working in the little ironing room. 1994 30 Days in Church & in World No. 10. 38/1 Some devout Ukrainian women and a sacristan cantor would turn the ironing-room of the Invalid Home into a chapel. ironing stool n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing > stool ironing stool1820 1820 Liverpool Mercury 11 Aug. 1/1 (advt.) A large handsome Kitchen or Laundry, with good Grate, Ironing Stool, and Boiler, complete. 1878 H. B. Stowe Poganuc People xxv. 268 Will seized her off the ironing stool and, perching her on his shoulder, danced round the table. 1910 Children's Friend Nov. 573 She perched comfortably on the ironing stool. 2000 Guardian 22 June ii. 15/5 P Brimson..ordered a £34.74 ironing stool from Health & Beauty Direct. ironing table n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing > ironing or pressing implements pressing iron1343 cold press1552 setting-stick?1578 putter1583 putting stick1583 poking-stick1592 pooter1596 poting stick1600 poker1604 goose1606 poking-iron?1606 iron1613 smoothing-iron1627 steel1638 box iron1640 smoothing-boxa1684 press iron1695 ironing board1721 sad iron1759 ironing blanket1774 ironing table1778 flat-iron1810 sleeve-board1826 ironer1833 Italian iron1833 press-board1849 ironing machine1851 goffering-iron1861 skirt-board1861 goffer1865 trouser press1880 ironing board cover1886 trouser presser1888 electric iron1890 press cloth1918 press-pad1924 tie press1926 steam-iron1951 pressing board1969 1778 Catal. Househ. Furnit. Mrs. Hanmer 18 Two ironing tables and cloaths. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. x. 141 The poor woman was still hard at work at an ironing-table. 1911 F. B. Jack Woman's Bk. 273/1 The Ironing Table.—This must be of a good size, strong, and steady, and of a convenient height for working at. 2009 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 Mar. c1 Flip past the ads for stencil companies and portable ironing tables to Page 24. C2. ironing box n. a box iron; (in later use also) an electric iron.Now chiefly in the English of Kenya, Uganda, and India. ΚΠ 1669 in Mayflower Descendant (1905) 7 44 Ironing box with heaters & pease hooke. 1760 J. Colebrooke in Philos. Trans. 1759 (Royal Soc.) 51 44 An ironing box, charged with an hot heater. 1868 London Society Feb. 129/1 They removed traces of handling with an ironing-box. 2003 Afr. News (Nexis) 2 Oct. How does the MP have his clothes pressed, this reporter inquired?.. Namukwaya said: ‘We gave up. You run here, you run there, looking for any one with an ironing box.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † ironingn.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ironic adj., irony n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < iron- (in e.g. ironic adj., irony n., etc.) + -ing suffix¹; sometimes used punningly after ironing n.¹ Compare later iron v.² humorous or nonstandard. Obsolete. Irony. Cf. iron v.² ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [noun] irony1502 pike sauce1519 quipping1578 sarcasm1579 satire1634 ironing1742 sarc1926 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews I. i. vi. 28 You must treat me with Ironing? Barbarous Monster! 1809 Monthly Rev. Dec. 437 Does he..seriously intend for once in his life to speak glad-tidings to the Court? No, the rogue is sly as usual; all ironing, we fear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.¹1628n.²1742
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ironingn.1

Compounds

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