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.
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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
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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
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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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