ironing board

noun

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

Examples of ironing board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Place the satin flat on the surface of the ironing board or mat. — Staff Author, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2026

The iron, ironing board, washtub for applying water to the clothes with a brush before they were pressed, and cutting table remained in the storefront now that Shoichiro had taken over the family business. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Another space-saver is its ironing board, which is built low and flat to deploy directly on top of the mattress. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ironing board

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