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
Example Sentences
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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
"The combings from the lady's hair might have been very useful in establishing her identity."
From That Affair Next Door by Green, Anna Katharine
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
Long-wool noils are from the combings of such wools as Leicester and similar wools.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
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