| 单词 | straightening iron | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasstraightening iron   straightening iron  n. 		 (a) any of various iron tools used for straightening or shaping (now rare);		 (b) Hairdressing a device for straightening hair, now typically in the form of tongs holding two electrically heated plates between which the hair is pressed (also in plural). ΚΠ 1843    C. A. Feiling  & A. Heimann Flügel's Compl. German & Eng. Dict. 		(ed. 2)	 II. 482/2  				Richt..—eisen, straightening iron (tool). 1912    Handbk. for Use of Sealers of Weights & Meas. 		(ed. 4)	 13  				The table or workbench should be provided with a vise, a sealer's anvil and straightening iron, and a small vertical drill. 1917    Chicago Defender 16 June 		(advt.)	  				The Star Hair Grower... Can be used with or without straightening irons. 1929    N.Y. Amsterdam News 15 May 7/7  				Some use the curling iron, some use the straightening iron and some use both. 1933    Machinery 		(N.Y.)	 Feb. 400/1  				In a jobbing shop the straightening iron shown in the illustration is used for hammering bends out of rods and pipes. 1996    Daily Record 		(Glasgow)	 10 Sept. 13  				Ellen twisted the hair and held the heated straightening irons on for a couple of seconds. 2005    M. O'Connor Bitch Posse xix. 148  				Rennie rushes to the bathroom and plugs in the straightening iron. < as lemmas | 
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