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COMB, n. A valley between hills or mountains. COMB, n. b silent. 1. An instrument, with teeth, for separating, cleansing and adjusting hair, wool, or flax. Also, an instrument of horn or shell, for keeping the hair in its place when dressed.2. The crest, caruncle or red fleshy tuft, growing on a cocks head; so called from its indentures which resemble the teeth of a comb.3. The substance in which bees lodge their honey, in small hexagonal cells.4. A dry measure of four bushels.COMB, v.t. To separate, disentangle, cleanse, and adjust with a comb, as to comb hair; or to separate, cleanse and lay smooth and straight, as to comb wool. COMB, v.i. In the language of seamen, to roll over, as the top of a wave; or to break with a white foam.
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COMB, n. A valley between hills or mountains. COMB, n. b silent. 1. An instrument, with teeth, for separating, cleansing and adjusting hair, wool, or flax. Also, an instrument of horn or shell, for keeping the hair in its place when dressed.2. The crest, caruncle or red fleshy tuft, growing on a cocks head; so called from its indentures which resemble the teeth of a comb.3. The substance in which bees lodge their honey, in small hexagonal cells.4. A dry measure of four bushels.COMB, v.t. To separate, disentangle, cleanse, and adjust with a comb, as to comb hair; or to separate, cleanse and lay smooth and straight, as to comb wool. COMB, v.i. In the language of seamen, to roll over, as the top of a wave; or to break with a white foam. |
COMB, n.1 [Sax.]A valley between hills or mountains. [Not in use.] – Brown.
COMB, n.2 [b silent; Sax. camb, a comb; cemban, to comb; G. kamm; D. kam; Sw. kamm; Dan. kam, a comb; Ir. ciomaim, to comb or card. Qu. L. como, to dress, trim or comb, which seems to be allied to the Gr. κομψος. But the noun may be the radical word in our language, and from scratching, scraping; Eth. ገምዐ gamea; to shave or scrape.]- An instrument, with teeth, for separating, cleansing and adjusting hair, wool, or flax. Also, an instrument of horn or shell, for keeping the hair in its place when dressed.
- The crest, caruncle or red fleshy tuft, growing on a cock's head; so called from its indentures which resemble the teeth of a comb.
- The substance in which bees lodge their honey, in small hexagonal cells.
- A dry measure of four bushels. [Not used in the United States.]
COMB, v.i.In the language of seamen, to roll over, as the top of a wave; or to break with a white foam. [Qu. Sp. combar, to bend, or from the English comb.]
COMB, v.t.To separate, disentangle, cleanse, and adjust with a comb, as to comb hair; or to separate, cleanse and lay smooth and straight, as to comb wool. |
Comb
- An instrument with teeth, for
straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping
it in place.
- To disentangle, cleanse, or adjust, with a
comb] to lay smooth and straight with, or as with, a comb; as, to
comb hair or wool. See under Combing.
- To roll over, as
the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as
waves.
- That unwatered portion of
a valley which forms its continuation beyond and above the most
elevated spring that issues into it.
- A dry measure. See
Coomb.
- An instrument for currying hairy
animals, or cleansing and smoothing their coats; a
currycomb.
- A toothed instrument used for separating and cleansing wool,
flax, hair, etc.
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Comb COMB, noun A valley between hills or mountains. COMB, noun b silent. 1. An instrument, with teeth, for separating, cleansing and adjusting hair, wool, or flax. Also, an instrument of horn or shell, for keeping the hair in its place when dressed. 2. The crest, caruncle or red fleshy tuft, growing on a cocks head; so called from its indentures which resemble the teeth of a comb 3. The substance in which bees lodge their honey, in small hexagonal cells. 4. A dry measure of four bushels. COMB, verb transitive To separate, disentangle, cleanse, and adjust with a comb as to comb hair; or to separate, cleanse and lay smooth and straight, as to comb wool. COMB, verb intransitive In the language of seamen, to roll over, as the top of a wave; or to break with a white foam. |
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