curling iron

noun

: a rod-shaped usually metal instrument which is heated and around which a lock of hair to be curled or waved is wound

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Plus, if your hair falls a little flat, there’s always a curling iron or hot tool to kickstart the curl back into action. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025 Use a curling iron or blow-dryer to style those areas and use about five rollers to set the top and face-framing pieces. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025 Clean your straightener, curling iron A cotton ball or swab dipped in rubbing alcohol is the easiest way to clean a flat iron or curling iron. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025 The handle twists at a 90-degree angle to become a high-speed hair dryer, but locked into its upright position, the device converts into a self-winding curling iron, a frizz-smoothing paddle brush, and a volume-building oval brush. Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curling iron

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of curling iron was in 1616

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“Curling iron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curling%20iron. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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curling iron

noun
: a rod-shaped device that is heated and used to curl hair
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