combings
Americanplural noun
plural noun
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the loose hair, wool, etc, removed by combing, esp that of animals
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the unwanted loose short fibres removed in combing cotton, etc
Etymology
Origin of combings
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One of the latest combings is Lili Hatvany, authoress of The Love Duel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hair combings to be burned, to prevent a bird from finding them and building them into a nest.
From Time Magazine Archive
The combings were of stone, and were still intact, as were also the upper stones of a flight of steps that led down to the tunnel.
From The White Mice by George Gibbs
"But I tell you," she added generously, "I can save you the combings, if you would like them."
From At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins by Nell Speed
The Hon. Sec. of the Fresh Air Fund appeals to ladies to send him their hair combings, every pound of which will provide a poor child with a day in the country.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman
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