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- adjective That does not need
ironing .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Not to be confused with non-iron shirts that never need ironing, say the manufacturers, and which as far as we can tell are entirely mythical.
Lighten the load Guy Clapperton 2010
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I suppose in some ways there's a crazy logic to it - there IS iron everyone on this planet, which is generally nickel-iron (granite, for example, has small amounts of Fe2O3), but there is also a lot of this planet that isn't iron, and living creatures like bacteria can hide in those places (high in the atmosphere, in cracks in non-iron rock) until the reaction's run its course.
The new project for the year frankwu 2006
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To make things easier, I have an idea of wearing a basic and plain muslin A-line dress, or skirt-blouse combination -- or any non-iron, loosely flowing garment that does not cling or pinch, making movement easier in the myriad of tasks that must be done.
Archive 2005-09-01 2005
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To make things easier, I have an idea of wearing a basic and plain muslin A-line dress, or skirt-blouse combination -- or any non-iron, loosely flowing garment that does not cling or pinch, making movement easier in the myriad of tasks that must be done.
Clothing Distinction 2005
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In mining of gold alluvial deposits, gold centrifuges and cyclones, for example, could be employed; for extracting non-iron metallic-ore concentrates, the above-mentioned mechanized sludge pond, Bartles-Mozley-separating table, or blanket sluice
Chapter 20 1993
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Deposits of non-iron metallic ores, for example those of sub-Volcanic or submarine emanative genesis, or sulfide veins with oxidized valuable-mineral sources, or stratified tin deposits, such as frequently occur in the Latin American Andes, exhibit this fine intergrowth and must be handled during beneficiation with special attention regarding the fine grain distribution.
Chapter 20 1993
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While hardly a fashion blog, I can't live without Brooks Brothers non-iron shirts.
Forbes.com: News Ed Zitron 2012
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Iron ore prices soared 98.4 percent, while non-iron ore metals cost 37.9 percent more.
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Mine are non-iron too but I rarely ever (read: never) leave the house without fresh clothes on.
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The strongest associations were seen for ceramic and pottery jobs and brick manufacturing, as well as for those working in manufacturing of non-iron metals.
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