Definition of Combing
Comb´ing
n.
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
.
2.
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.
3.
(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
.
Related Words
comb
,
comb
out
,
comb-out
,
disentangle
,
hair
care
,
haircare
,
hairdressing
,
teasing
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