ironing boardn.
/ˈʌɪənɪŋ bɔːd/, U.S. /ˈaɪ(ə)rnɪŋ ˌbɔrd/ A board on which clothes and other articles are ironed, now typically comprising a fabric-covered length of wood, metal, or plastic, with a tapered end and collapsible legs.
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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
1721 E. Gibbon Particular & Inventory 6 One Ironing Board.
1765 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 21 Aug. Wanted second-hand..an ironing-board.
1843 New Mirror 8 Apr. 4/2 Swapped away for a wash-bench or an ironing-board.
1876 H. E. Scudder Dwellers in Five-Sisters Court iii. 52 Nicholas will have to carry the ironing-board for her.
1938 Amer. Home Jan. 6/4 (advt.) Built-in ironing board.
1969 E. H. Pinto Treen 151 Ironing boards..are found in a variety of shapes and sizes, for skirts,..trousers,..and sleeves.
1987 K. Lette Girls' Night Out (1989) 151 The permanently erected ironing board, rusted into a state of rigor mortis, doubled as a coffee table.
2005 Guardian 28 Nov. i. 3/1 The victim was tied to an ironing board.
Compounds
ironing board cover n.
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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
1886 15th Ann. Rep. Indiana Reformatory Inst. Women & Girls 52 Ironing-board covers.
1928 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Fall–Winter 391/4 Ironing Board Cover..padded with wadding..fits any regulation-sized board.
2007 Daily Tel. 3 Oct. 20/1 Fetishising housework with designer ironing board covers and fancy linen spray.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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