01 n. The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs; as, the combing of one's hair; the combing of wool.
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The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs; as, the combing of one's hair; the combing of wool.
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That which is caught or collected with a comb, as loose, tangled hair.“The baldness, thinness, and . . . deformity of their hair is supplied by borders and combings.” — Jer. Taylor.
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Phrases & compounds
Combing machine —
a machine for combing wool, flax, cotton, etc., and separating the longer and more valuable fiber from the shorter. See also Carding machine, under Carding.