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back-comb — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb : ruff III,3 ; broadly : to comb (hair) in a direction opposite to the one in which it lies naturally * * * backˈ comb intransitive verb and transitive verb To give (the hair) a puffed out appearance by combing the… … Useful english dictionary
back comb — noun : an ornamental comb with a wide top and a few long teeth worn high at the back of the head … Useful english dictionary
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comb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. scrape; card; dress, tease, back comb; search. See cleanness, inquiry. II (Roget s IV) n. Combs include the following hair comb, ivorycomb, currycomb, flax comb, carding knife, graining instrument; … English dictionary for students
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Comb — For other uses, see Comb (disambiguation). A comb A Punjabi w … Wikipedia
Comb over — This variant of the comb over was patented in 1977. A comb over or combover is a hairstyle worn by bald or balding men in which the hair on one side of the head is grown long and then combed over the bald area to minimize the display of baldness … Wikipedia
comb — comb1 [kəum US koum] n [: Old English; Origin: camb] 1.) a flat piece of plastic, metal etc with a row of thin teeth on one side, used for making your hair look tidy →↑brush 2.) a small flat piece of plastic, metal etc with a row of thin teeth on … Dictionary of contemporary English
comb — 1 noun 1 (C) a flat piece of plastic, metal etc with a row of thin teeth on one side, used for making your hair tidy 2 (C) a small flat piece of plastic, metal etc with a row of thin teeth on one side, used for keeping your hair back or for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
comb-back — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective of a Windsor chair : having above the arm rail an extension of the back that consists of five or more spindles and a curved top rail and resembles a comb * * * n. a high backed Windsor chair with a straight top rail [as adj.] … Useful english dictionary
