Main Entry: ¹comb

Pronunciation: \ˈkōm\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English camb; akin to Old High German kamb comb, Greek gomphos tooth

Date: before 12th century

1 a : a toothed instrument used especially for adjusting, cleaning, or confining hair b : a structure resembling such a comb; especially : any of several toothed devices used in handling or ordering textile fibers c : currycomb
2 a : a fleshy crest on the head of the domestic chicken and other domestic birds b : something (as the ridge of a roof) resembling the comb of a cock
3 : honeycomb

— combed \ˈkōmd\ adjective

— comb·like \ˈkōm-ˌlīk\ adjective