curling tongs
Example Sentences
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Mr Adams said all sorts of things had been discovered by his builders, including coins, pistol balls and Victorian curling tongs, but the Hebrew writing had captured people's attention.
From BBC • May 23, 2024
And yet, they grip hard on to these beliefs, just as they hold hard on to their curling tongs which they twirl through their long blond locks every morning.
From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2017
If she is flustered by the curling tongs clamped to her head she doesn't show it.
From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2013
The mummies' hairstyles varied, both long and short, with curls particularly popular; metal implements resembling curling tongs have been found in several tombs.
From Scientific American • Aug. 19, 2011
He went out of the compartment and returned a few moments later with a small spirit stove and a pair of curling tongs.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
