# ironed

Pronunciation: US say "EYE-urnd" /ˈaɪ(ə)ɹnd/; UK say "EYE-uhnd" /ˈaɪənd/

## Verb

1. Simple past tense and past participle of iron. — simple past and past participle of iron
   - Simple: Simple past tense and past participle of iron. Use this form for pressing that already happened.
   - _The tailor ironed each seam flat before stitching the panels together._
   - _By the time the guests arrived, she had ironed every tablecloth._

## Adjective

2. Pressed or smoothed with a hot iron to remove wrinkles and creases.
   - Simple: Pressed flat and smooth with a hot iron.
   - _He hung the ironed shirts carefully in the closet._
   - _A neatly ironed handkerchief sat folded in his breast pocket._
3. Curled or straightened with a heated styling tool such as a curling iron or flat iron.
   - Simple: Curled or straightened with a heated hair tool.
   - _She showed up with sleek, ironed hair for the photo shoot._
   - _The stylist's ironed ringlets held their shape all evening._
4. Bound or restrained with iron chains or shackles.
   - Simple: Held with metal chains on the hands or feet.
   - _The mutineers were ironed and confined below deck for the voyage home._
   - _Ironed at the wrists and ankles, the prisoner could barely shuffle forward._
5. Fitted with iron, or strengthened by iron; shod with iron.
   - Simple: Made stronger or covered with iron.
   - _The fortress gate, ironed and studded, withstood the battering ram._
   - _The guide's staff was ironed at the point so it could bite into the ice._

## Adjective

6. Composed of iron as its material. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Made of the metal iron.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ironed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).