■ 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.