comb-brushn.

Forms: see comb n. and brush n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: comb n., brush n.²

Etymology: < comb n. + brush n.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcomb-brush.

1. ‘A brush to clean combs’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > other cleaning methods, devices, or substances > [noun] > devices

comb-brush1611

pickler1758

pegwood1822

bottle washer1826

knife-board1829

riper1880

file-card1884

iron cloth1889

bottle-cleaner1896

soot-blower1930

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Nettissoir, a combe brush.

1687 London Gaz. No. 2252/8 A large Comb-Brush wrought, with a Silver handle.

1738 G. Smith tr. Laboratory i. 23 With a Comb-Brush, take up some of that Powder.

†2. A lady's maid, or under lady's maid; a waiting-maid. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > lady's maid

chamberlaina1400

waiting-maid1561

chambermaid1569

lady's maid1577

tire-woman1615

abigail1616

fille de chambre1673

suivante1674

comb-brush1702

tiring-woman1732

femme de chambre1741

lady's woman1748

personal maid1748

comb-brusher1751

ayah1782

wardrobe maid1797

soubrette1824

camerist1838

tire-maid1871

1702 J. Vanbrugh False Friend iii. ii Tawdry, you are not so alluring as you think you are:—Comb-brush, nor I so much in love.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvii. viii. 148 The Maid..recommended by Lady Bellaston, with whom she had lived..in the Capacity of a Comb-brush: she was a very sensible Girl.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	comb-brush
释义	comb-brushn. Forms: see comb n. and brush n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: comb n., brush n.² Etymology: < comb n. + brush n.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcomb-brush. 1. ‘A brush to clean combs’. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > other cleaning methods, devices, or substances > [noun] > devices comb-brush1611 pickler1758 pegwood1822 bottle washer1826 knife-board1829 riper1880 file-card1884 iron cloth1889 bottle-cleaner1896 soot-blower1930 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Nettissoir, a combe brush. 1687 London Gaz. No. 2252/8 A large Comb-Brush wrought, with a Silver handle. 1738 G. Smith tr. Laboratory i. 23 With a Comb-Brush, take up some of that Powder. †2. A lady's maid, or under lady's maid; a waiting-maid. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > lady's maid chamberlaina1400 waiting-maid1561 chambermaid1569 lady's maid1577 tire-woman1615 abigail1616 fille de chambre1673 suivante1674 comb-brush1702 tiring-woman1732 femme de chambre1741 lady's woman1748 personal maid1748 comb-brusher1751 ayah1782 wardrobe maid1797 soubrette1824 camerist1838 tire-maid1871 1702 J. Vanbrugh False Friend iii. ii Tawdry, you are not so alluring as you think you are:—Comb-brush, nor I so much in love. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvii. viii. 148 The Maid..recommended by Lady Bellaston, with whom she had lived..in the Capacity of a Comb-brush: she was a very sensible Girl. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1611
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