火熨斗ひのし

noun

traditional charcoal-heated clothing iron; box iron

Historical term for a ladle-shaped iron heated with charcoal, used before modern electric irons.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、火熨斗ひのしを使つかって着き物もののしわを伸のばしていた。

  In the Edo period, people used a hinoshi to smooth out wrinkles in kimono.