单词 | ironer |
释义 | ironern. 1. A person who irons clothes and other items, esp. one employed to do so. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing > one who irons ironer1771 finery ironer1884 smoother1898 finery machinist1915 1771 A. Wall Life of Lamenther v. 175 I was to quit that House on the Morrow, and be with a Woman who was an Ironer and lodged in the Neighbourhood. 1773 S. Carolina Gaz. 26 July To be sold…a complete Washer and Ironer, and remarkable for doing up Ladies fine Cloaths. 1835 J. H. Ingraham South-West II. xxxix. 197 The planter..inquired of the girl her capabilities as seamstress, nurse, and ironer. 1857 R. Tomes Americans in Japan viii. 179 Washers, ironers, and doers-up of fine linen. 1940 W. Cather Sapphira & Slave Girl i. ii. 18 She..began to run a tiny iron about in the gathers... ‘You're a good ironer, Nancy.’ 1975 New Rev. May 10/2 In and around Port of Spain cooks, ironers and yardboys in attendance. 2005 Which? Feb. 39/3 Both the professional ironers liked the LauraStar and rated it more highly than their Tefal and Moulinex models. 2. A device or appliance for ironing laundry; an ironing machine. ΘΚΠ 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 1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §1381 The iron roller..admits of a heater being placed in it; and, when this is done, the machine becomes an ironer as well as a mangle. 1860 N.Y. Times 29 Aug. Messrs French, the proprietors, propose supplying a wringer and ironer adapted to family use. 1938 Life 4 Apr. 63/3 (advt.) Hotpoint Washers and Ironers. The sensation of the electrical industry. 1960 M. Kaplan Leisure in Amer. vi. 88 Gadgets..range from the air conditioner to the ironer, from the clothes washer to the deep freezer. 2004 K. Slaughter Indelible (2005) ii. 40 Lena turned off the dials on the ironers as she passed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1771 |
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