iron
noun
[ ˈʌɪən ]
• a strong, hard magnetic silvery-grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 26, much used as a material for construction and manufacturing, especially in the form of steel.
• a tool or implement now or originally made of iron.
• "a caulking iron"
• a handheld implement, typically an electrical one, with a heated flat steel base, used to smooth clothes, sheets, etc.
• a golf club with a metal head (typically with a numeral indicating the degree to which the head is angled in order to loft the ball).
• "a four-iron"
• a meteorite containing a high proportion of iron.
iron
verb
• smooth (clothes, sheets, etc.) with an iron.
Origin:
Old English īren, īsen, īsern, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ijzer and German Eisen, and probably ultimately from Celtic.
