COMB


Meaning of COMB in English

■ noun

1》 an article with a row of narrow teeth, used for untangling or styling the hair.

↘a short curved ~ worn by women to hold the hair in place.

2》 a device for separating and dressing textile fibres.

↘ Austral./NZ the lower, fixed cutting piece of a sheep-shearing machine.

3》 the red fleshy crest on the head of a domestic fowl, especially a cock.

4》 a honey~ining

■ verb

1》 untangle or style (the hair) with a ~ining

2》 prepare (wool, flax, or cotton) for manufacture with a ~ining

3》 search carefully and systematically.

Origin

OE camb , of Gmc origin.

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