electric iron
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- noun
- /ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈaɪərn/
:
plancha eléctrica
- He plugged in the electric iron and carefully glided it over the fabric to smooth out the creases.
Examples
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We didn't have those electric irons.
Academic text (1993) -
Think of the changes we have witnessed in the electric iron, the refrigerator, and the processing and packaging of food, to name a few.
Academic text (1990) -
Not everyone has a good electric iron, but then, not everyone knows how to use it.
Fiction book (1996) -
The three main basic features, equipment, and professional experience are important in the value of the company when selecting an electric iron.
Blog text (30) -
The neighbors heard both of us screaming and crying because Mama beat me almost to death with the cord from the electric iron.
Fiction book (2002) -
I forgot to mention the small chest freezer, the ceiling fans, the electric iron, and the dog dryer.
Blog text (28) -
She pressed her shirt with an electric iron to remove the wrinkles before the meeting.
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Using an electric iron makes it much easier to get clothes looking neat and presentable.
Synonyms
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A metal tool with a flat hot base for removing wrinkles from clothes
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A small electric machine that makes steam to remove wrinkles from clothes
A tool with a flat hot metal base that removes creases from clothes
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Morphology
The meaning 'a clothes-pressing iron powered by electricity' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'electric' (powered by electricity) with 'iron' (the appliance for pressing clothes). This adjective + noun composition is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common pattern and will be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Electric iron comes from joining electric and iron: an iron is the flat metal tool used to 'press clothes'. Adding 'electric' shows it is heated by 'electricity' instead of by fire, so the name means a flat metal tool that uses electricity to remove wrinkles.