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 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
The water almost reached the combings of the hatches: everybody on deck thought we were gone.
From Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman by C. J. de Lacey
Blodwen Gruffydd saw the return first, if, indeed, that vague speck lost in the grey combings were they.
From Mushroom Town by Oliver Onions
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