curling iron

NOUN

hot iron used to curl or straighten hair

Synonyms

WEAK

crimper crimping iron curler curling tongs hot iron hot rollers straightening iron

Example Sentences

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Betsie had done my hair that morning, laboring for an hour with the curling iron until it was piled high on my head—and so far, for a wonder, it had stayed.

From Literature

Meanwhile, Rebel Wilson won worst actress for "her not-quite-believable performance as an action hero in Bride Hard with weaponised curling irons".

From BBC

Styling your up-do while you’re traveling has become easier with the introduction of cordless curling irons and hair straighteners but it has also gotten more complicated to fly with these hair care tools.

From Los Angeles Times

Taking a curling iron to a single dangling piece of hair on a bald head?

From Salon

Commissions range from 20 cents to $7 a purchase and can fluctuate if a certain product, like the rotating curling iron for example, starts trending, leading to more influencers making videos about it, Beaupre noticed.

From Los Angeles Times