comb

¹comb

noun \ˈkōm\

Definition of COMB

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

Origin of COMB

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

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Fashion Terms

bodkin, chignon, cowlick, eau de toilette, imperial, pocket, pomander, tonsorial

Rhymes with COMB

chrome, combe, dome, foam, gloam, gnome, home, loam, mome, nome, ohm, om, pome, roam, Rom, Rome, tome