ironing board

noun

: a flat padded cloth-covered surface on which clothes are ironed

Examples of ironing board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike an iron, it can be used horizontally on an ironing board or table or vertically on hanging clothes, thanks to its leak-proof design that delivers an even cloud of steam from multiple angles. —Maggie Horton, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025

The two were hunting for a specific ironing board, to be displayed as an homage to Sarah Boone, a formerly enslaved woman who had the patent for what became the modern ironing board. —Aemilia Madden, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025

Instead of chucking that big portable steamer into your bag, or worrying yourself with the availability of ironing boards at your destination, consider packing wrinkle-free travel clothes instead. —Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024

That’s when Grateful Gatherings stepped in and provided Coleman with a couch, bed frame and brand new mattress and bedding, a far cry from the ironing board Coleman used to lay his head on while living in a U-Haul shed. —Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ironing board

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