iron (for clothes); smoothing iron
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
iron (clothes iron); smoothing iron
archaicAn archaic literary term for an iron, specifically the metal implement heated to smooth wrinkles from fabric. Often found in classical texts.
Pú仆
rén人
zhí执
gǔ钴
mǔ母
tàng烫
píng平
yī衣
páo袍
。
The servant held the iron to smooth the robe.
Gǔ古
dài代
gǔ钴
mǔ母
duō多
wéi为
tóng铜
huò或
tiě铁
zhì制
，
nèi内
zhì置
tàn炭
huǒ火
。
Ancient irons were mostly made of copper or iron, with charcoal fire inside.
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Cǐ此
cí词
zài在
《
Shuō说
Wén文
Jiě解
Zì字
》
děng等
gǔ古
jī籍
zhōng中
yǒu有
suǒ所
jì记
zǎi载
。
This term is recorded in ancient texts like 'Shuowen Jiezi'.