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curling iron
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
curling iron
(noun)
curling iron
noun
plural
curling irons
curling iron
noun
plural
curling irons
Britannica Dictionary definition of CURLING IRON
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US
:
a device with a long metal part that is heated to curl hair
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called also
(British)
curling tongs
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