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flatiron

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Noun

  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. a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
  4. 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.

Adjective

  1. Having a flatiron shape.

Proper noun

  1. A district of Manhattan, New York City, United States.

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