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Pectinated
{
Pec′ti-naˊte
,Pec′ti-naˊted
, }Adj.
[L.
pectinatus
, p. pr. of pectinare
to comb, from pecten
, -inis
, a comb; cf. Gr. πέκειν
to comb, AS. feax
hair, OHG. fahs
, E. paxwax
.] 1.
Resembling the teeth of a comb.
2.
(Nat. Hist.)
Having very narrow, close divisions, in arrangement and regularity resembling those of a comb; comblike;
as, a
. See Illust. pectinate
leaf; pectinated
muscles(e)
of Antennæ
. 3.
Interlaced, like two combs.
[R.]
“Our fingers pectinated, or shut together.” Sir T. Browne.
Pectinate claw
(Zool.)
, a claw having a serrate edge, found in some birds, and supposed to be used in cleaning the feathers.