curling tongs

noun

British
: a device with a long metal part that is heated to curl hair

Examples of curling tongs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The return of the perm is upon us, with everyone from Emily Ratajkowski to Bella Hadid experimenting with tight corkscrew curls (mostly with the help of thin-barrelled curling tongs, as opposed to the chemical ’80s approach) recently. Hannah Coates, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023

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“Curling tongs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curling%20tongs. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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