noun
traditional charcoal-heated clothing iron; box iron
Historical term for a ladle-shaped iron heated with charcoal, used before modern electric irons.
江戸時代には、火熨斗を使って着物のしわを伸ばしていた。
In the Edo period, people used a hinoshi to smooth out wrinkles in kimono.
Modern electric iron; 火熨斗 is the historical charcoal-heated predecessor.
Compound of 火 (hi, 'fire') and 熨斗 (noshi, originally a heated tool for pressing clothes). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling reflects the tool's function.