Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crimping iron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: crimp-ing -iron
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

An electrical appliance for crimping the hair so that it becomes wavy, often in a sawtooth fashion.

Example Sentences

"Hair crimping is usually achieved by treating the hair with heat from a crimping iron (also referred to as hair crimper) or by braiding the hair, often in multiple strands, then undoing the braids."

Synonyms

hair crimper

Questions

What does crimping iron mean?: An electrical appliance for crimping the hair so that it becomes wavy, often in a sawtooth fashion.

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