hairbrush
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Origin of hairbrush
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The family prayed as McCormick’s great-grandson built a small plywood coffin that was filled with gifts and necessities for the next world, such as her granddaughter’s artwork and a hairbrush.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
She wanted to retrieve her medicine, and if memory serves all these years later, also a hairbrush and a photograph from her apartment.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
The female probation officer repeatedly promised Roe “she was going to help him get out, but don’t tell nobody,” he said, adding that she slipped him gifts such as a hairbrush and other hard-to-get items.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
When Bill is looking for the hairbrush, Jo is heading downstairs saying she wants to go home.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2022
“A hairbrush is not a gun,” I mutter.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
"Back in the day, we'd have war zones over hairbrushes," says Raye.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
As whales were hunted for their oil, people fashioned baleen into products such as hairbrushes and corsets.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 8, 2021
Inside was a gray-checked suit, two hairbrushes, various paperwork and an identity photo showing his pensive face.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2021
He also has a flair for swiping things; past larcenies include hairbrushes, water bottles and, one time, a spatula, plucked from the counter as it was being used.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2019
Bree wheels out trays that hold hairbrushes and combs, hot irons and steam curlers, rouge-stick canisters, tiny pots of skin-tone paste, paintbrushes, and various kohl pencils.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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