An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place.
An instrument for currying hairy animals, or cleansing and smoothing their coats; a currycomb.
A toothed instrument used for separating and cleansing wool, flax, hair, etc.
A tool with teeth, used for chasing screws on work in a lathe; a chaser.
To disentangle, cleanse, or adjust, with a comb; to lay smooth and straight with, or as with, a comb; as, to comb hair or wool. See under Combing.
One of the series of small grooves in each wood part of the bagpipe (except the pipe chanter.) It is usually bracketed by beads, but is almost always at each end of the series of combs and beads. The combing tool usually has between six and nine teeth, and thus cuts that many grooves. Different makers use different sized combing tools. Measuring the combs is one way to help identify the maker of an old set of pipes.
As the name implies, this type of headpiece is held to the head with comb teeth for extra security. Can either be attached to a veil and worn on top of the head, or adorned with flowers and beads and used to cap off an upswept hairstyle.
Toothed tool used mainly for wood graining.
a Bridal headpiece that is held to the head with comb teeth that is usually decorated with flowers.
a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
any of several tools for straightening fibers
the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb"
straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"; "comb the wool"
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"
a toothed instrument for arranging and smoothing hair
a used to smooth or untangle hair
used to process long stapled wool for worsted spinning
A decorated hairpiece that is secured to the hair by means of comb teeth. A veil may be attached. Most effectively worn with a bun or updo hairstyle.
A bridal headpiece attached to her hair with teeth like a comb. May be as ornate as the bride wishes it to be.
A decorative headpiece that is held in place with comb teeth. It can be worn alone or with a veil attached.
A vein filling in which subparallel crystals, generally of quartz, have grown perpendicular to the vein walls and thus resemble the teeth of a comb.
A small hair ornament, worn with or without veiling.
A comb is a device made of solid material, generally flat, always toothed, and is used in hair care for straightening and cleaning hair or other fibers.