ironing board

noun

: a flat padded cloth-covered surface on which clothes are ironed

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Lay the garment flat on an ironing board. Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026 Simply lay a sheet of aluminum foil on your ironing board (this time, on top of the cover) and run your hot iron over it a few times. Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026 One diary entry details an ironing board and a winter coat shuffling out of a closet to dance a jig with a TV tray. Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026 Rob practiced celebrating the Mass by draping a sheet over an ironing board in the basement and consecrating Necco wafers. Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ironing board

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ironing board was in 1833

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“Ironing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ironing%20board. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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