Comb

(noun.) the act of drawing a comb through hair; 'his hair needed a comb'.

(noun.) the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds.

(noun.) ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore.

(noun.) a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair.

(noun.) any of several tools for straightening fibers.

(verb.) smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; 'comb your hair before dinner'; 'comb the wool'.

(verb.) search thoroughly; 'They combed the area for the missing child'.

(verb.) straighten with a comb; 'comb your hair'.

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• By the above singular manner of building, strength is continually given to the comb, with the utmost ultimate economy of wax. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• The Story in a Honey-Comb[12] 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The brush being dipped into the coloured matter, the comb is passed over the brush in such manner as to cause the paint to spatter the object with fine drops or particles. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• There were the means of washing in the room, and a comb and brush to smooth my hair. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• One night last summer he glared at me like Famine and Sword, and it made me feel so low that I didn't comb out my few hairs for two days. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• In our poultry, a large tuft of feathers on the head is generally accompanied by a diminished comb, and a large beard by diminished wattles. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• The bow is ornamented with a steel comb with a battle-ax attachment which threatens to cut passing boats in two occasionally, but never does. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• This combed out the matted tow of the hemp into clean, straight fiber. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• But she washed her face and hands in hot water, and combed her hair--that was a blessing. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• If you had only settled down and married Joe Pouch's widow when he died in North America, SHE'D have combed your hair for you. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• I washed, combed my hair and we went down the stairs. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• The master himself was a man of about forty, with black hair, and carefully combed whiskers. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• In connection with the cards, combers and strippers are used to assist in further cleaning and straightening the fibre, which is finally removed from the cards and the combs by the doffer. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• They grow on this road, Meg, so do combs and brown straw hats. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Thirdly, that little man in St. James' Street, who sells box-combs, I forget his name, cut her hair at least an inch too short on the forehead. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• There are patents for belts without number, for electric gloves, rings, bracelets, necklaces, trusses, corsets, shoes, hats, combs, brushes, chairs, couches, and blankets. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• When we left the Azores, we wore awful capotes and used fine tooth combs--successfully. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Cleverly do they extract the sweet juices of flowers to fill the emptiness of many-celled combs. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• The whole array of toilet articles, including combs, brushes, mirrors, shoe horns, etc. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• He put the tray with the breakfast and the letter on the dressing-table, before which Becky sat combing her yellow hair. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• She recommenced combing her hair, long as a mermaid's. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Originally this was done by combing it with teasles, a sort of dried burr of vegetable growth, having a multitude of fine hook-shaped points. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.

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