flatiron

See also: flat iron

English

Alternative forms

• flat iron

Etymology

flat +‎ iron

Noun

flatiron (plural flatirons)

1. A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove
2. A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
3. (especially referring to the shape of a building) a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
4. (geomorphology) A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
5. Ellipsis of flat iron steak.

Synonyms

• (tool for hair): straightener

Adjective

flatiron (not comparable)

1. Having a flatiron shape.

   a flatiron building

   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars:

     The street down which Warwick had come intersected Front Street at a sharp angle in front of the old hotel, forming a sort of flatiron block at the junction, known as Liberty Point

Derived terms

• flatiron steak

Anagrams

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