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comb noun 1 a a rigid toothed device for tidying and arranging the hair; b a similar device worn in the hair to keep it in place. 2 a toothed implement or part of a machine for disentangling, straightening and cleaning strands of wool or cotton. 3 an act of combing. 4 a honeycomb. 5 the fleshy serrated crest on the head of the male chicken or other cock bird. verb (combed, combing) 1 to arrange, smooth or clean something with a comb. 2 to search (a place) thoroughly.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon camb, comb.
comb something out 1 to remove it from the hair by combing. 2 to search for and remove it. |
coomb, coombe, comb or combe noun 1 in S England: a short deep valley. 2 a deep hollow in a hillside.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon cumb valley.
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