curling tongs
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curling tongs — plural noun An instrument consisting of a heated rod (round which hair is wound) and a hinged plastic or metal grip, used for curling the hair • • • Main Entry: ↑curl * * * curling tongs UK US noun [plural] british a small piece of electrical… … Useful english dictionary
curling tongs — curling .tongs BrE n [plural] curling .iron AmE a piece of electrical equipment that you heat and use to put curls in your hair … Dictionary of contemporary English
curling tongs — curling iron, electric appliance for curling hair … English contemporary dictionary
curling tongs — (also curling iron) plural noun a device incorporating a heated rod used for curling the hair … English new terms dictionary
curling tongs — BrE also curling i.rons, especially AmE noun (plural) a piece of electrical equipment that you heat and use to put curls in your hair … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
curling tongs — UK / US noun [plural] British a small piece of electrical equipment that you heat and wrap your hair round in order to curl it … English dictionary
curling irons — plural noun Another name for curling tongs • • • Main Entry: ↑curl * * * curling iron or curling irons, an instrument for curling or waving hair … Useful english dictionary
tongs — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) a tool with two movable arms that are joined at one end, used for picking up and holding things. 2) curling tongs. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
curling iron — noun a cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around it • Hypernyms: ↑home appliance, ↑household appliance * * * noun, pl ⋯ irons [count] US : a device with a long metal part that is heated to curl hair… … Useful english dictionary
curling iron — a rod, usually of metal, used when heated for curling the hair, which is twined around it. Also, curling irons. Also called curling tongs. [1625 35] * * * … Universalium
