ironing press

3.2

A machine with a large heated plate that presses clothes flat

noun
/ˈaɪərnɪŋ prɛs/

: prensa de planchar

Using an ironing press gives clothes a crisp, professional finish with less effort.

Examples

She bought a new ironing press to make her laundry routine faster.
The hotel has an ironing press available for guest use in the laundry room.
I bought a new ironing press yesterday.
The ironing press makes my clothes look crisp.
The hotel has an ironing press available for guest use in the laundry room.
Using an ironing press gives clothes a crisp, professional finish with less effort.
She bought a new ironing press to make her laundry routine faster.

Synonyms

ironer

vsironing press

1 4.4

A person or machine that removes wrinkles from clothes by pressing them

is a large home appliance that flattens clothing using heat and pressure

steam press

vsironing press

1 3.2

A machine that uses hot steam to make clothes flat and remove wrinkles

is broader, also works dry and uses a large heated surface with pressure

presser

vsironing press

1 5.1

A person or machine that flattens clothes to remove wrinkles

is specifically a heated home appliance mainly for clothing not general shaping tasks

How Powerful

ironing press

3.2

steam iron

1 1.8

travel iron

1 3.3

Surface Forms

ironing press singular

ironing presses plural

Morphology

ironing + press

The meaning of 'ironing press' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'ironing' (the activity of smoothing clothes) with 'press' (a device that exerts pressure): a device that presses for ironing. This noun–noun compounding is a regular, compositional pattern and would be readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Ironing press comes from the two words ironing and press. Picture two heated boards closing like a book and squeezing wrinkles out of shirts. This simple image shows why the term means 'an appliance to press clothes' today.