hot comb

¹ American  

noun

1. a comb or comblike appliance heated electrically and used to arrange or style the hair.

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hot-comb ² American  

[hot-kohm] / ˈhɒtˌkoʊm /

verb (used with object)

1. to arrange or style (the hair) with a hot comb.

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Etymology

Origin of hot comb

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Her godmother's strong gaze felt like a hot comb whisking too close to her ear.

From Literature

Although Black women undergo differing hair journeys, said Twigg, an executive producer of the new six-episode docu-series “The Hair Tales,” it is a shared experience, like the hiss of a hot comb or the banter in a beauty salon, that unites them.

From New York Times

A wide-brimmed hat covered her black hair, which she had pressed straight with a hot comb off the stove that morning.

From Literature

“Good hair” in our vernacular then meant it didn’t require a hot comb.

From Los Angeles Times

Ebony Flowers’ “Hot Comb” explores Black women’s relationships with their hair.

From Los Angeles Times