hot comb

noun

: a metal comb usually electrically heated for straightening or styling the hair
hot-comb transitive verb

Examples of hot comb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The old rituals of Black hair care can elicit a sense of nostalgia for those of us who grew up with hot combs heated on the stove, our hair being drenched in raw caster oil and experiencing hair relaxers out of the box. L'oréal Blackett, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2024 Each image is adorned with personal objects, such as her grandmother’s hot comb and her mother’s photo. Akili King, Essence, 9 Sep. 2024 Limit the use of blow dryers, curling irons, flat irons, and hot combs. Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024 Other types include hot combs, straightening brushes, and blow dryers. People Staff, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023 Chemical perms and hot comb presses have long been (mis)understood as a form of assimilation — as a bowing to Eurocentric beauty standards. Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2022 The sound of the stove sizzling with the hot comb resting on top. Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 23 Oct. 2022 The Tymo Ring is like a hot comb and straightening brush in one. Medea Giordano gear Team, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2022 Every single couture look served as a take on a Black invention — from the horseshoe, to the mop, and of course, the hot comb. Blake Newby, Essence, 10 July 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hot comb was in 1919

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“Hot comb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20comb. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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