combings

American  

[koh-mingz] / ˈkoʊ mɪŋz /

plural noun

1. hairs removed with a comb or a brush.

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combings British  

/ ˈkəʊmɪŋz /

plural noun

1. the loose hair, wool, etc, removed by combing, esp that of animals

2. the unwanted loose short fibres removed in combing cotton, etc

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Etymology

Origin of combings

First recorded in 1565–75; comb + -ing ¹ + -s ³

Example Sentences

Hair combings to be burned, to prevent a bird from finding them and building them into a nest.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of the latest combings is Lili Hatvany, authoress of The Love Duel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Perhaps the next time they do meet, Dum will have grown to the age when she will know that to offer a young man combings in lieu of a lock is not conducive to romance.

From At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell

“Ah! here you are, Mr Trimble,” exclaimed the Captain, as the master’s head and shoulders rose above the combings of the hatchway.

From A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy by Hodgson, Edward S.

"Very true, Bob; a chap without a mouth would be like a ship without a companion hatch;—talking about that, the combings of my mouth are rather dry—what do you say, Bob, shall we call Moonshine?"

From Olla Podrida by Marryat, Frederick