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

"Many of these plaits came on to the hair market but traders worried their source of long hair combings from men's plaits supply would run out if men no longer had long hair."

From BBC

She pulled out a pink fingerless glove made from a Samoyed’s combings and Merino wool.

From New York Times

Directly his head was below the combings of the hatch, I started to my feet and continued getting aft.

From Project Gutenberg

Take the combings or waste hair, which is of no other use, and place it between the cards or stiff brushes, the same as for weaving.

From Project Gutenberg

Scarcely any of the “raw material” is obtained in the United Kingdom except in the form of ladies’ “combings.”

From Project Gutenberg