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Webster 1913 Edition

Combing

Comb′ing

,
Noun.
1.
The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs;
as, the
combing
of one’s hair; the
combing
of wool
.
☞ The process of combing is used in straightening wool of long staple; short wool is carded.
2.
pl.
(a)
That which is caught or collected with a comb, as loose, tangled hair.
(b)
Hair arranged to be worn on the head.
(c)
(Naut.)
See
Coamings
.
Combing machine
(Textile Manuf.)
,
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Combing

COMBING

,
ppr.
Separating and adjusting hair, wool, &c.

COMBING

,
Noun.
Borrowed hair combed over a bald part of the head.

Definition 2024

combing

combing

English

Verb

combing

  1. present participle of comb

Noun

combing ‎(plural combings)

  1. The act by which something is combed.
    My hair needs frequent combings; otherwise, it gets matted.
  2. (in the plural) Individual hairs that drop out when the hair is combed.
    • 2011, Peter Manso, Reasonable Doubt
      Weiner had prepared a rape test kit, taking swabs and smears orally, rectally, vaginally, anorectally, and paravaginally. He'd also collected blood, head and pubic hair combings, and left and right fingernail clippings.

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