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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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
I had brought down all the combings from our three heads, well knowing how the birds delight in hair as a building material.
From Tripping with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
There were two barges of considerable size moored to the quay and a substantial plank bridged the abyss between the stone and the combings of the great hatchway.
From Aladdin of London or, Lodestar by Pemberton, Max, Sir
I took down all the combings for the birds and they are crazy about them.
From Tripping with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
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