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comb-out

[ kohm-out ]

noun

  1. a thorough combing or brushing of the hair.


comb out

verb

  1. to remove (tangles or knots) from (the hair) with a comb
  2. to isolate and remove for a purpose
  3. to survey carefully; examine systematically
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an act of combing out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of comb-out1

First recorded in 1915–20; noun use of verb phrase comb out
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Example Sentences

Silver began to grin and strut and comb out his scarlet thrums with dirty fingers.

When the new man came, he attempted to comb out the horse's tail, and the added portion came off in his hand.

Doubtless the next generation will comb out every detail of it.

He was a fatherly old man, and she let him help her with her fastenings, and comb out her hair with the tiny comb in her étui.

He had to feed the pony, comb out his mane and tail, give him a good grooming and do something about that saddle sore.

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