1. ironing(n = noun.artifact) - garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed; "there was a basketful of ironing to do"
is a kind of garment, household linen, white goods
has particulars: flat wash, flatwork
Derived form verb iron1
2. ironing(n = noun.act) - the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles;
is a kind of work
Derived form verb iron1
1. The act or process of smoothing, as clothes, with hot flatirons. [1913 Webster]
2. The clothes ironed. [1913 Webster]