ironing board

noun

: a flat padded cloth-covered surface on which clothes are ironed

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Absorb The Embedded Wax On your ironing board or an ironing mat, place the fabric, wax stain side down, on a white paper towel. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025 Instead of chucking that big portable steamer into your bag, or worrying yourself about the availability of an ironing board at your destination, consider stocking up on wrinkle-free travel clothes instead. Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025 The device has two heated plates that steam or iron both sides of a garment simultaneously—no ironing board necessary. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 Dec. 2025 Born in 1970 in Herber City, Utah, Allen is largely self-taught, having begun his artistic career by whittling figures and selling them from atop an ironing board on the streets of SoHo in New York. News Desk, Artforum, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ironing board

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ironing board was in 1833

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“Ironing board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ironing%20board. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.

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