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• pressing iron — noun : iron 2b …   Useful english dictionary

• pressing — [ presiŋ ] n. m. • v. 1935; mot angl. « action de presser », de to press « presser » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Établissement où l on nettoie les vêtements et où on les repasse à la vapeur. ⇒ teinturerie. 2 ♦ (1949) Repassage à la vapeur. Appos. Fer pressing… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• iron — [ī′ərn] n. [ME iren < OE (chiefly poetic & prob. dissimilated), var. of isern, isen akin to Goth eisarn) < Gmc * īsarna, akin to early Celt * isarno, prob. via Illyrian * eisarno < IE base * eis , to move vigorously; strong, holy (>… …   English World dictionary

• Iron-on — Iron ons are images that can be imprinted on fabric. They are frequently used to print onto T shirts.On one side is paper, and on the other is the image that will be transferred in reverse. After placing it on the fabric and either running over… …   Wikipedia

• iron processing — Introduction       use of a smelting process to turn the ore into a form from which products can be fashioned. Included in this article also is a discussion of the mining of iron and of its preparation for smelting.       Iron (Fe) is a… …   Universalium

• iron — n. type of metal 1) to mine; smelt iron 2) cast; corrugated; crude; pig; scrap; wrought iron device for pressing clothes 3) to plug in an iron 4) to unplug an iron 5) an electric; steam iron rodlike device used for branding 6) a branding iron… …   Combinatory dictionary

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• iron — /ˈaɪən / (say uyuhn) noun 1. Chemistry a ductile, malleable, silver white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but abundantly used in its crude or impure forms containing carbon (see pig iron, cast iron, steel, and wrought… …  

• iron — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flatiron, mangle. v. t. press, mangle. See smoothness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Made of iron] Syn. ferrous, ferruginous, ironclad, ironcased, ironshod. 2. [Having the qualities of iron] Syn. hard,… …   English dictionary for students

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