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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2022

She was running a hot comb through the hair of Chris Vera, who helped explain why.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2017

In one stall a West Texas matron in toreador pants, see-through blouse and perhaps the last bouffant hairdo in Western civilization teased the tip of her Hereford's tail with a hot comb.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Laid across the table is the hot comb, Dixie Peach hair grease, horsehair brush, parting stick and one girl at a time.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson