comb·ings

(kō′mĭngz)

pl.n.

Small loose pieces of material, such as hairs or wool, removed with a comb.

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combings

(ˈkəʊmɪŋz)

pl n

1. the loose hair, wool, etc, removed by combing, esp that of animals

2. (Textiles) the unwanted loose short fibres removed in combing cotton, etc

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comb•ings

(ˈkoʊ mɪŋz)

n.pl.

hairs removed with a comb or a brush.

[1565–75]

Translations

combings

[ˈkəʊmɪŋz] NPL → peinaduras fpl

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I desired the queen's woman to save for me the combings of her majesty's hair, whereof in time I got a good quantity; and consulting with my friend the cabinet-maker, who had received general orders to do little jobs for me, I directed him to make two chair-frames, no larger than those I had in my box, and to bore little holes with a fine awl, round those parts where I designed the backs and seats; through these holes I wove the strongest hairs I could pick out, just after the manner of cane chairs in England.

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