Definition of "straightener" [straight•en•er]

• A pair of metal tongs with heated, ceramic plates used for straightening hair. (noun)
• Anyone or anything which straightens. (noun)

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• "According to the Wall Street Journal, Jennifer Goeres-Arce, a stylist in Escondido, California, says "I went to the doctor and was put on an inhaler" two months after she started treating her clients with the straightener."
• "She blew her hair dry but left it long and curly rather than wasting time with the straightener."
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