ironing board

A long, narrow padded board, often with collapsible supporting legs, used as a working surface for ironing.

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ironing board

a board, usually on legs, with a suitable covering on which to iron clothes

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

i′roning board`

a flat, cloth-covered board on which clothing, linens, or similar articles are ironed.

[1835–45]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

ironing board - narrow padded board on collapsible supports; used for ironing clothes

board - a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"

Translations

لَوْحُ الكَيِّ

žehlicí prkno

strygebræt

Bügelbrett

σιδερώστρα

mesa de planchar tabla de planchar

silityslauta

planche à repasser

daska za glačanje

asse da stiro

アイロン台

다리미판

likalna deska

strykbräda

โต๊ะรีดผ้า

ütü tahtası

kệ ủi đồ

熨衣板

ironing board

n → Bügelbrett nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ironing board

n → asse f da stiro

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ironing board

→ لَوْحُ الكَيِّ žehlicí prkno strygebræt Bügelbrett σιδερώστρα mesa de planchar, tabla de planchar silityslauta planche à repasser daska za glačanje asse da stiro アイロン台 다리미판 strijkbord strykebrett deska do prasowania tábua de passar гладильная доска strykbräda โต๊ะรีดผ้า ütü tahtası kệ ủi đồ 熨衣板

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