curling tongs

noun

Tongs, usually electrically heated, used for curling or waving the hair.

Meanings

nouncurling tongs pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyTongs, usually electrically heated, used for curling or waving the hair.

Translations

Czech kulma
  • kulmaheated tongs for curling or waving the hair
Finnish kiharruspihdit, kreppikiharrin
  • kiharruspihditheated tongs for curling or waving the hair
  • kreppikiharrinheated tongs for curling or waving the hair
  • piippaussaksetheated tongs for curling or waving the hair
Italian arricciacapelli
  • arricciacapelliheated tongs for curling or waving the hair
Cite this entry
APA

curling tongs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curling%20tongs

MLA

“curling tongs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curling%20tongs. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curling tongs,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curling%20tongs.

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