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pectination|pɛktɪˈneɪʃən|
[n. of action from pectināre to pectinate: see -ation.]
†1. The action of combing (the hair). Obs.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v., Frequent pectination is recommended by many physicians..as an exercise.
2. The action of interlocking or condition of being interlocked like the teeth of two combs. ? Obs.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. v. xxii. 266 The complication or pectination of the fingers was an Hieroglyphick of impediment.
3. The condition or character of being pectinated; concr. a pectinated or comb-like structure.
1819G. Samouelle Entomol. Compend. 248 Antennæ..with a double series of pectinations. 1874Coues Birds N.-W. 513 Absence of pectination of the middle claw. 1876F. Brodie in G. F. Chambers Astron. i. i. 15 The pectinations which fringe the whole of the edge of the umbra. |