curling iron or tongs

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• curling iron — noun a cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around it • Hypernyms: ↑home appliance, ↑household appliance * * * noun, pl ⋯ irons [count] US : a device with a long metal part that is heated to curl hair… …   Useful english dictionary

• curling iron — /ˈkɜlɪŋ aɪən/ (say kerling uyuhn) noun a rod of iron to be used when heated for curling the hair, which is twined around it. Also, curling irons, curling tongs …  

• curling iron — a rod, usually of metal, used when heated for curling the hair, which is twined around it. Also, curling irons. Also called curling tongs. [1625 35] * * * …   Universalium

• curling tongs — plural noun An instrument consisting of a heated rod (round which hair is wound) and a hinged plastic or metal grip, used for curling the hair • • • Main Entry: ↑curl * * * curling tongs UK US noun [plural] british a small piece of electrical… …   Useful english dictionary

• curling tongs — curling .tongs BrE n [plural] curling .iron AmE a piece of electrical equipment that you heat and use to put curls in your hair …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• curling irons — plural noun Another name for curling tongs • • • Main Entry: ↑curl * * * curling iron or curling irons, an instrument for curling or waving hair …   Useful english dictionary

• tongs — [ tɔŋz ] noun plural 1. ) a metal or plastic object that consists of two connected arms that you push together in order to pick something up: a pair of sugar tongs 2. ) BRITISH a CURLING IRON …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• curling tongs — curling iron, electric appliance for curling hair …   English contemporary dictionary

• curling tongs — (also curling iron) plural noun a device incorporating a heated rod used for curling the hair …   English new terms dictionary

• curling — n. 1 in senses of CURL v. 2 a game played on ice, esp. in Scotland, in which large round flat stones are slid across the surface towards a mark. Phrases and idioms: curling tongs (or iron or pins) a heated device for twisting the hair into curls …   Useful english dictionary

• Hair iron — historical image of hair irons (top) A hair iron or hair tong is a tool used to change the structure of the hair using heat. There are three general kinds: curling irons, used to make the hair curly, straightening irons, commonly called… …   Wikipedia