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: currycomb2 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 cock3: honeycomb

— combed \ˈkōmd\ adjective

— comb·like \ˈkōm-ˌlīk\ adjective