comb
noun
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
well-combed
-
a word derived from
comb.
Example Sentences
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The bitcoin world this week learned its absentee father might be Craig Wright, an Australian entrepreneur with nice suits and well-combed hair who claims he invented the digital currency.
From The Guardian ● May 3, 2016
The qari with his long, well-combed beard turns to Musarat and the three women who were there on the day of the falsa harvest.
From Newsweek ● Aug. 31, 2013
In his mug shot, he has a full head of well-combed hair, giving him a vague resemblance to the late Jerry Orbach.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2012
Romney, meanwhile, has hardly seen a ruffle in his his well-combed hair.
From Time ● Sep. 24, 2011
And there were the same bright and earnest girls, their glossy, well-combed heads bent over to the serious task of eating.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
