clothes iron
tool or appliance for smoothing cloth using heat and pressure
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Summary
clothes iron ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,509 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: home appliance[2], small appliance[3], power tool[4], iron[5]
- Has use: ironing[6]
- Commons category: Flat irons[7]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[8], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[9], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[10]
- MCN code: 8516.40.00[11]
- Uses: water[12], electricity[13], coal[14], clothing[15]
- Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03584829-n[16], http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/103557300-n[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]
- P14541: 2Ay8O6[19]
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Influence
Things named for clothes iron include Het Strijkijzer[20], a skyscraper[21], in Netherlands[22], founded in 2007[23].
Why It Matters
clothes iron has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for it include Het Strijkijzer[20], a skyscraper[21], in Netherlands[22], founded in 2007[23].