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单词 comb-brush
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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).
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