- garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed; "there was a basketful of ironing to do"
- the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles
- (ironed) (of linens or clothes) smoothed with a hot iron
- Ironing is the work of using a heated tool, or tools, (an iron) to remove wrinkles from fabric. The heating is commonly done to a temperature of 100°Celsius. Ironing works by loosening the bonds between the long-chain polymer molecules in the fibers of the material. ...
- In metalworking, specifically in the process of sheet metal forming, ironing refers to the process of uniformly thinning the workpiece in a specific area. ...
- The act of pressing clothes with an iron; Laundry that has been washed and is ready to be ironed; Laundry that has recently been ironed
- To dream of ironing, denotes domestic comforts and orderly business. If a woman dreams that she burns her hands while ironing, it foretells she will have illness or jealousy to disturb her peace. ...
- moving a hot iron while it has contact with fabric. Often ironing can stretch and distort fabrics and seams. A better alternative is to press, where you just lay the hot iron down and lift straight up from the fabric.
- Forming between dies whose side wall clearance is less than the sheet metal thickness, such that a thinning action occurs. ...
- A process in which the wall thickness of the shell is reduced without changing the O.D. of the shell (cartridge case work for example).
- An operation used to increase the length of a tube or cup through reduction of wall thickness and outside diameter, the inner diameter remaining unchanged.
- Thinning the walls of deep drawn parts by reducing clearance between punch and die.
- The iron is a pretty mundane item and a generally despised chore. Feeling a little like Cinderella, you may be wondering if your life will ever be exciting. The iron can also be a symbol of conflict or servitude if the ironing is not for ones own benefit.
- Metallic patches on a glaze surface, caused by saturation of cobalt oxide.
- The process of using heat and pressure to smooth a fabric, using an iron.