Dots inside an iron setting the maximum plate temperature.
Dots inside the iron set the maximum plate temperature: one for synthetics, two for wool, three for cotton and linen. The dots correspond to the settings marked on a domestic iron.
In the ISO 3758 system one, two or three dots inside the iron set the maximum soleplate temperature in ascending order.
Contexts: Laundry
The three levels correspond to the settings marked on a domestic iron, which is why the dots can be matched to the dial directly.
Contexts: Laundry
A flat-bottomed shape with a curved upper edge and a short handle, containing one, two or three small filled dots in a row.
Both are built from objects, and both are used in laundry contexts.