ironing board

noun

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

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Nothing takes the relaxation out of a vacation quite like having to smooth out all of your wrinkly suitcase clothes on a bulky hotel ironing board. Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 Many people also like their small laundry room to contain a cabinet or closet for linens and have room to tuck away laundry baskets, drying racks, ironing boards, and the like. Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026 One contestant in a Travis Kelce butt cut leaped over an ironing board; another held a tape measure to his crotch and stroked it. Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 Save space with pull-out ironing boards or a wall-mount drying rack. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 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 25 Apr. 2026.

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